Kwadwo Agyei-Addo
Kwadwo Agyei-Addo | |
|---|---|
| MP for Fanteakwa North | |
| In office January 7, 2005 – January 6, 2009 | |
| President | John Agyekum Kufour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 15, 1951 Fanteakwa, Eastern Region Gold Coast (now Ghana) |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Presbyterian Boys Secondary School; Accra Academy |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Accountant |
Kwadwo Agyei-Addo (born October 15, 1951) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Fanteakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Kwadwo Agyei-Addo was born on October 15, 1951, in a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana called Fanteakwa.[1] He attended the Presbyterian Boys Secondary School and then attended Accra Academy.[1] From there, he obtained his sixth form education.[2]
Politics
[edit]Agyei-Addo was first elected into Parliament on the Ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the December 2004 Ghanaian General elections as a member of the Fanteakwa North Constituency.[3] He obtained 20,867 votes out of the 36,851 valid votes cast representing 56.6%.[4]
2004 elections
[edit]Agyei-Addo was elected as the member of parliament for the Fanteakwah North constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana from January 7, 2005, to January 6, 2009.[2] In the 2004 Ghanaian general elections, he was elected over Samuael Ofosu-Ampofo of the National Democratic Congress and Gyimah Aikins Nyantakyi of the Convention People's Party. These obtained 15,678votes and 306votes respectively of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 42.5% and 0.8% respectively of the total valid votes cast.[5] Addo's constituency was a part of the 22 constituencies won by the New Patriotic Party in the Eastern region in that elections.[6] In all, the New Patriotic Party won a total 128 parliamentary seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[7]
Career
[edit]Agyei-Addo is an Accountant and businessman.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Agyei-Addo is a Christian.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Ghana Parliamentary Register(2004–2008)
- ^ a b Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004–2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 119.
- ^ a b "Presiding Member elected NPP parliamentary candidate". GhanaWeb. November 3, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Fanteakwa North Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Ghana: Publisher: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 153.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Eastern Region". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2020.