Amos Lawerh Buertey

Amos Lawerh Buertey (born 10 June 1954) is a Ghanaian politician, legal practitioner and a member of the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Ada Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1]

Amos Lawerh Buertey
MP for Ada
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2005
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Personal details
Born (1954-06-10) 10 June 1954
Ada, Greater Accra Region, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Ghana School of Law
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLegal practitioner

Early life and education

Lawerh was born on 10 June 1954, in Ada, a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] He attended the Ghana School of Law and obtained a degree in Bachelor of Law(B.L) and (LL.B).[1]

Politics

Larweh was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993, after he was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.

She was a member of the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and was elected as a member of parliament for the Ada Constituency on the Ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 1996 Ghanaian general elections.[2]

He obtained 24,317 votes out of the 32,785 valid votes cast representing 57.70% over his opponents Apetorgbor Adinortey an individual candidate who also polled 4,466 votes representing 10.60% of the total votes cast and Patrick Nelson Sogbodjor of the Convention People's Party also polling 4,002 representing 9.50% of the total votes cast.[3]

In 2000, he polled 13,317 votes out of the 24,364 valid votes casts representing 54.70%. Larwerh has been a member of Parliament from 1996 to 2004. He lost his seat in 2004 to Alex Narh Nartey-Enyo.[4][5][6]

Career

Larweh is a legal Practitioner and has worked as the Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister.[7]

Personal life

Larwerh is a Christian.

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register
  2. "Parliament specific guidelines to regulate religious practices". www.ghanaweb.com. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ada Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ada Constituency Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ada Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. "Ghana Election ada Constituency Results". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. "Reference at allafrica.com".
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