Lipkalimor Kwajo Tawiah

Lipkalimor Kwajo Tawiah (Born 9 September 1960) is Ghanaian politician and a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Kpandai constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.[1][2][3]

Hon.

Likpalimor Kwadwo Tawiah
Member of Ghana Parliament for
Kpandai constituency
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2013
Succeeded byMatthew Nyindam
Personal details
Born (1960-09-09) 9 September 1960
Nanjuro, Saboba, Northern Region Ghana)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Education, Winneba
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Early life and education

Tawiah was born on 9 September 1960 in Nanjuro-Saboba in the Northern Region of Ghana. He attended the University of Education,Winneba and studied to obtain a Bachelor of Education degree in English in 2002. He also attended the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration(GIMPA) in 2008.[1]

Career

Prior to becoming a member of parliament, Tawiah worked with the Ghana Education Service as a Tutor at T.I Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Salaga. He was the member of parliament for the Kpandai Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana from 1993 to 2013.[1]

Politics

Tawiah was first elected into parliament during the 1992 Ghanaian general election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). During the 1996 election, he polled 18,698 votes out of the 32,508 valid votes cast representing 50.30%.[4] He contested again in 2000 and polled 13,368 votes out of the 24,674 valid votes cast representing 54.20%.[5] He retained his seat again from 2004 to 2012 obtaining 17,233 votes representing 59.61%,[6] and 15,126 votes representing 55.15% respectively.[7] However, he was defeated by Matthew Nyindam in the 2012 Ghanaian general elections.[8]

Personal life

Tawiah is married with five children. He is a Christian and a member of the Catholic Church.[1]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Likpalimor, Kwajo Tawiah". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. "MPs: Northern Region". www.ghanaweb.com. 1 December 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. "MPs: Northern Region". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results – Kpandai Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. FM, Peace. "Parliament – Kpandai Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Kpandai Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results – Kpandai Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2012 Results – Kpandai Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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