Nii Armah Ashitey

Nii Armah Ashitey is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey and is also the former minister for employment and labour relations in the Ghanaian government.

Not to be confused with Nii Armah Ashitey (footballer).

Hon
Nii Armah Ashitey
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Korle Klottey
In office
7 January 2009 – 7 January 2017
Preceded byNii Adu Daku Mante
Succeeded byZanetor Agyeman-Rawlings
Minister for Employment and Labour Relations
In office
14 February 2013 – 7 January 2017
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded byMoses Asaga
(Employment and Social Welfare)
Greater Accra Regional Minister
In office
January 2009 – 7 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
John Dramani Mahama
Preceded byShiekh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye
Succeeded byJoshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo
Personal details
Born (1950-01-28) 28 January 1950
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
ProfessionLawyer

Work

Ashietey studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social sciences. He later became a barrister-at-law in 1986 after studying at the Ghana School of Law. He worked as the chief executive officer of Ocerec Company Limited in Accra before going into politics.[1]

Politics

Ashitey was the chief executive for the Tema Metropolitan Area from 1993 to 2001. He joined the National Democratic Congress and stood on their ticket in the Ghanaian general election in December 2004, losing narrowly to the New Patriotic Party candidate Nii Adu Daku Mante.[2] Four years later, he stood again for the same seat, winning with 50.6% of the vote and a majority of 2,622 (4.3%).[3]

In 2009, he was appointed as the regional minister for the Greater Accra Region by President Mills. He continued in this position after the death of Mills. After John Dramani Mahama won the Ghanaian general election in December 2012, he was appointed as the new minister for employment and labour relations.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Hon. Nii Armah Ashietey (NDC) (Klottey Korle)". GhanaDistricts.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. "Electoral Commission of Ghana Parliamentary Election Results Date of Election:- Tuesday, 7th December 2004" (PDF). Parliamentary results. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. "Parliamentary Results Korle Klottey (Greater Accra Region)". Election result. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. "President Mahama Administeres Oaths Of Allegiance And Secrecy To 17 Ministers". Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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