David Nana Larbie

David Nana Larbie (born 29 October 1950) is a Ghanaian lawyer[2] and politician. He was the Member of parliament for the Awutu-Senya constituency for the 5th parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.

Hon.
David Nana Larbie
Member of Parliament
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
ConstituencyAwutu-Senya
MajorityNDC
Personal details
Born (1950-10-29) 29 October 1950
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children6
Alma materKings College, University of London[1]
ProfessionLawyer

Early life and education

Larbie was born on 29 October 1950.[2] He hails from Awutu in the Central Region of Ghana.[2] He was educated at King's College London where he studied European Community Law and obtained a Post Graduate Diploma.[2]

Career

Larbie was a London-based legal consultant before his involvement in Ghanaian politics.[3] He worked as a Legal Advisor for the Sanana Legal Advisory Services in Stratford, London.[2]

Politics

He was elected as a National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya constituency in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections for representation in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[4] He won the elections for the constituency with 25,666 votes, making 49.61%, of all total valid votes cast.[4][2] He contested with Oppey Abbey of the New Patriotic Party, Kofi Akotua-Obeng of the Democratic Freedom Party, Richard Paa-Tawia of the Convention People's Party and Haroon Tetteh Mensah an independent candidate.[4] These obtained 45.10%, 1.33%, 1.90% and 2.05% respectively of the total valid votes cast.[4]

Personal life

David Nana Larbie is married with 6 children.[2] He is a Christian.[2]

References
  1. "Larbie, David Nana". ghana-mps.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Larbie, David Nana". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. "Support government solve country's problems - Ghanaians urged". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 78.
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