Kojo Appiah-Kubi

Kojo Appiah-Kubi (born 15 June, 1956) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Atwima Kwawoma Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[2]

Hon.

Kojo Appiah-Kubi
ConstituencyAtwima Kwanwoma
Member of Parliament
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byDr. Matthew Kwaku Antwi
Personal details
Born (1956-07-15) 15 July 1956
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children5
OccupationEconomist/Management Consultant[1]

Early life and education

Appiah-Kubi was born on 15 June, 1956.[3] He obtained his PhD degree from University of Mainz, Germany in 1994 where he studied Business Administration and Economics.[4]

Career

Appiah-Kubi joined the Parliament of Ghana in 2009 as the New Patriotic Party candidate representing Atwima Kwawoma Constituency. He is an Economist/Management Consultant.[3] He was the Director of Policy Planning and Development at the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC) in Accra.[3]

Politics

Appiah-Kubi represented the Atwima Kwanwoma constituency as the Member of Parliament in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[5] He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections. He obtained 32,367votes of 39,660 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 81.61% of total valid votes cast.[6] He won against Nana Kwadwo Appiah of the National Democratic Congress and Acquah Evans Fordjour of the Reformed Patriotic Democrats. These obtained 14.93% and 3.46% respectively of total valid votes cast.[6]

Personal life

He is married with five children.[3] He is a Christian who follows the Catholic doctrine.[3]

References
  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160424235935/http://ghanamps.gov.gh/mps/details.php?id=2616
  2. https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=279
  3. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Appiah, Kubi Kojo (Dr)". 2016-04-24. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  4. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Appiah-Kubi, Kojo (Dr)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. "Results Parliamentary Elections". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  6. Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 58.
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