Paul Okoh

Paul Okoh is a Ghanaian diplomat and a member of the New Patriotic Party of Ghana. He is currently Ghana's ambassador to Egypt.[1][2]

Amb.

Paul Okoh
Ambassador to Egypt
Assumed office
January 2017
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Member of Parliament for Asutifi North Constituency
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
Succeeded byBenhazin Joseph Dahah
Member of Parliament for Asutifi North Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born (1949-02-22) 22 February 1949
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children9
Alma materUniversity of Cape Coast
ProfessionEducationist

Early Life and Education

Okoh was born on 22 February 1949.[3] He hails from Kenyasi No. 1 in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.[3] He had both his Diploma in Education and Bachelor of Arts in Religion from the University of Cape Coast.[4]

Career

Okoh is an Educationist.[3] He was the Assistant Director and Assistant Headmaster of Dompoase Secondary School in Dompoase Adansi.[4][3]

Ambassadorial appointment

In July 2017, President Nana Akuffo-Addo named Paul Okoh as Ghana's ambassador to Egypt. He was among twenty two other distinguished Ghanaians who were named to head various diplomatic Ghanaian missions in the world.[1][5][6][7]

Politics

Okoh is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the member of parliament for the Asutifi North Constituency in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.[4][8] This was in the 3rd, 4th and 5th parliaments of the 4th republic of Ghana 1.[9]

2000 Elections

In the year 2000, Okoh won the Ghanaian general elections as the member of parliament for the Asutifi North constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party and thus represented the Asutifi North constituency in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. Okoh's constituency was a part of the 14 parliamentary seats out of 21 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Brong Ahafo Region.[10][11] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 100 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[12][11] Okoh was elected with 7682 votes out of 15,978 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 49.1% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Baah Danquah Emmanuel of the National Democratic Congress, Georges Nsiah-Afriyie an independent candidate, Norbert Anane-Nyarko of the Convention People’s Party and Darkwa Anthony of the National Reform Party. These obtained 6,895, 906, 147 and 0 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 44.1%, 5.8%, 0.9% and 0% respectively of total valid votes cast.[13][14]

2004 Elections

In the 2004 Ghanaian general elections, Okoh was elected for the second time as the Member of parliament for the Asutifi North constituency.[15] He won the elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[15][16] Okoh's constituency was a part of the 14 parliamentary seats out of a total 24 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Brong Ahafo Region.[17][18] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats in that elections.[19][18] Okoh was elected with 9,741votes out of 18,226 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 53.40% of total valid votes cast.[15][16] He was elected over Samuel Nana Asamoah of the Convention People’s Party and Eric Addae of the National Democratic Congress.[15][16] These obtained 1.00% and 45.60% respectively of total valid votes cast.[15][16]

2008 Elections

In the 2008 Ghanaian general elections, Okoh was elected with 10,028 votes out of the 20,917 valid votes cast equivalent to 47.9% of the total valid votes cast.[3][20] He was elected over Eric Addae of the National Democratic Congress, Emmanuel Osei Kofi of the Democratic Freedom Party, Yaa Durowaa of the Democratic People's Party, Badu Augustine of the Convention People's Party and Patrick Kennus Boakye an independent candidate.[20] These obtained 41.60%, 0.57%, 0.21%5, 0.64%,and 9.05% respectively of the total valid votes cast in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections.[20]

Personal life

Okoh is married with nine children. He is a Christian and a member of the Catholic Church.[4]

References
  1. Online, MyJOY. "Here's a full list of Akufo-Addo's 22 newly appointed Ambassadors". myjoyonline.com. myjoyonline. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. "Ghana's Black Meteors ready for Cameroun". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Okoh, Paul". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Okoh, Paul". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. Agency, Ghana News. "President Akufo-Addo presents credentials to 22 new ambassadors". ghanaweb.com. ghanaweb. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. Ghana, Presidency of. "President Akufo-Addo appoints 22 more Ambassadors". presidency.gov.gh. presidency of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. "Ghana's Ambassador to Egypt visits Aduana Stars ahead of Al Tahaddi game". www.ghanaweb.com. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  8. Dogbevi, Emmanuel (15 November 2010). "Hotels should strive for good customer care – Paul Okoh". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  9. "Results Parliamentary Elections". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  10. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  11. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  12. "GHANA: parliamentary elections Parliament, 2000". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  13. Electoral Commission of Ghana - Parliamentary Result-Election 2000. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2007. p. 11.
  14. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Asutifi North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  15. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Asutifi North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 131.
  17. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  20. Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 69.
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