Gifty Twum-Ampofo

Gifty Twum-Ampofo (born 11 June 1967) is a Ghanaian politician and a Member of Parliament of the New Patriotic Party. She is currently the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Ampofo is the deputy minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection in Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5]

Hon
Gifty Twum-Ampofo
MP
MP for Abuakwa North
PresidentNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Personal details
Born (1967-06-11) 11 June 1967
Kukurantumi
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Cape Coast, University of Ghana
OccupationTutor
ProfessionPolitician
CommitteesPublic Accounts Committee; Foreign Affairs Committee

Early life and education

Gifty Twum-Ampofo was born on 11 June 1967 in Kukurantumi, in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She had her BSc. in Biology from the University of Cape Coast in 1997.[6] She further had her MBA in Strategic Management in 2018.[7] She also had her BSc from the University of Ghana.[8]

Career

Ampofo was a Science tutor at Akosombo International School before becoming a Member of Parliament.[9] She was also the Head of Science Department and Head of Examinations at the Volta River Authority.[7] She is currently the Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education Training.[5][10]

Politics

In March 2016, she contested and won the NPP parliamentary primaries for the Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana after the death of Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu.[11][12] She later won the Abuakwa North Constituency by-elections with 10,033 votes, making up 89.60% of the total votes cast, while the Ghana Freedom Party parliamentary candidate Samuel Frimpong had 263 votes making 2.35% of the total votes cast, and the United People's Party parliamentary candidate Isaac Kwarteng had 901 votes making 8.05% of the total votes cast.[13]

2016 election

In the 2016 Ghanaian general election, she won the Abuakwa North Constituency parliamentary seat with 17,838 votes making 59.23% of the total votes cast, while the NDC parliamentary candidate Victor Emmanuel Smith had 11,754 votes making 39.03% of the total votes cast and an Independent candidate Adjei Danquah Patrick had 524 votes making 1.74% of the total votes cast.[14]

2020 election

In the 2020 Ghanaian general election, she again won the Abuakwa North Constituency parliamentary seat with 17,653 votes making 53.2% of the total votes cast, while the NDC parliamentary candidate Charles Yeboah Darko had 15,551 votes making 46.8% of the total votes cast.[15][16]

Committees

She is a member of the Public Accounts Committee and also a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.[7]

Personal life

She is widowed with three children. She is a Christian and worships as a Methodist.[17]

Philanthropy

In December 2022, she presented foodstuff to over 35,000 people in her constituency.[18]

References
  1. "Deputy Ministers". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. "List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers". Yen Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. "Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state". Cifi FM Online. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. "Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers". Ghana Web. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. "Deputy Education Minister Supports Constituents". DailyGuide Network. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. "Twum-Ampofo, Gifty". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  8. vieta, Kojo (2017). Know your MPs in the 7th Parliament. Accra: Flagbearers. p. 103. ISBN 9789988252281.
  9. "myjoyonline.com". www.parliament.gh. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  10. "cotvet_admin – COTVET". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  11. "Science teacher Gifty Twum Ampofo wins Abuakwa North NPP primaries - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  12. Afful, Henrietta. "Female teacher wins NPP Abuakwa North primary". www.gbcghana.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  13. Boateng, Kojo Akoto (29 March 2016). "NPP secures resounding victory in Abuakwa North by-election". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  14. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Abuakwa North Constituency Election 2016 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  15. FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Abuakwa North Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  16. "Abuakwa North – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  17. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Twum-Ampofo, Gifty". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  18. "Abuakwa Noth MP Gifty Twum-Ampofo supports constituents with foodstuffs". The Independent Ghana. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.


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