Kwadjo Agyei Addo

Kwadjo 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]

Kwadjo Agyei Addo
MP for Fanteakwa North
In office
January 7, 2005 – January 6, 2009
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Personal details
Born (1951-10-15) October 15, 1951
Fanteakwa, Eastern Region Gold Coast (now Ghana)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materAkrokerri College of Education
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Early life and education

Addo was born on October 15, 1951, in a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana called Fanteakwa.[1] He attended the Akrokerri College of Education.[1] From there he obtained a Teacher's certificate A in Education.[2]

Politics

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] He was defeated by in the 2008 Party's Primaries by Kwabena Amankwah Asiamah who contested in the General elections and won.[5]

2004 elections

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.[6] Addo's constituency was a part of the 22 constituencies won by the New Patriotic Party in the Eastern region in that elections.[7] In all, the New Patriotic Party won a total 128 parliamentary seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[8]

Career

Addo is a teacher and businessman.[3]

Personal life

Addo is a Christian.[1]

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register(2004–2008)
  2. Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004–2008. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 119.
  3. "Presiding Member elected NPP parliamentary candidate". www.ghanaweb.com. November 3, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Fanteakwa North Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  5. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results – Fanteakwa North Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  6. Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Ghana: Publisher: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 153.
  7. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Eastern Region". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  8. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
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