Alex Kofi Agyekum

Alex Kofi Agyekum (born August 18, 1962) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Mpohor Constituency in the Western Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1]

Alex Kofi Agyekum
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Mpohor Constituency
Personal details
Born (1962-08-18) August 18, 1962
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Early life and education

Agyekum was born on August 18, 1962. He obtained a BA from the University of Cape Coast as well as an M.ED in Management and a diploma in Education.[2]

Career

Agyekum was a teaching and research assistant at University of Cape Coast from 1991 to 1992. He was the head of the department for economics in Holy Child School from 1993 to 2003. He was the assistant headmaster at Holy Child School from 2003 to 2013.[3]

Politics

Agyekum entered parliament on 7 January 2013 as a member of parliament for the Mpohor Constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He has remained in parliament, winning the subsequent elections (2012 and 2016) since 2012.[4]

2012 election

Agyekum contested for the 2012 Ghanian general election on the ticket of New Patriotic Party and won the Mpohor parliamentary seat with 7,114 votes out of the total votes which is equivalent to 40.43%. He won the election over the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate Anthony Bassaw who polled 6, 333 votes representing 35.99% and Mary Ankoman who was the parliamentary candidate for PPP had 4, 151 votes representing 23.59% of the total votes.[5]

2016 election

During the 2016 Ghanian general election, Agyekum again contested for the Mpohor parliamentary seat on the ticket of New Patriotic Party and won the election. Therefore he represented the constituency in Parliament of Ghana two consecutive terms(2012 and 2016). He won the election with 8, 364 votes out of the total votes representing 48.72% over the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate Eric Kweku Kyeremah who polled 6, 947 votes which is equivalent to 40.46% and Joseph Benedict Auby of PPP had 1, 857 votes representing 10.82% of the total votes.[6]

He was elected by parliament as the chairman of the youth, sports and culture committee to look into issues of the Ghana Football Association.[7]

Personal life

Agyekum is married with four children. He is a Christian and fellowships at Methodist.[8]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
  2. "Alex Kofi Agyekum". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  3. UKGCC (2018-07-09). "HON. ALEX KOFI AGYEKUM". UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  4. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  5. FM, Peace. "Mpohor Constituency Results - Election 2012". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  6. FM, Peace. "Mpohor Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  7. "Parliamentary Select Committee tells GFA leadership to transform domestic league". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  8. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Agyekum, Alex Kofi". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.


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