Samuel Adu Gyamfi

Samuel Adu Gyamfi is a Ghanaian politician and an educationalist. He was a member of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana for the Aowin Constituency in Western Region of Ghana.[1][2]

Early life and education

Samuel Adu Gyamfi was born on 24 November 1954. He obtained a master's degree in education at the University of Cape Coast and a Master of Arts in pedagogy at the same university.[3]

Politics

Samuel began his political career as a member of parliament in 2005 after he emerged winner at the 2004 Ghanaian General Elections. He was the first person to represent his constituency after it was established in 2004. He was elected into the 4th parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana on 7 December 2004 on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[3] He won with 22,059 representing 56.20% out of the total valid votes, he defeated John Kwekucher Ackah of the National Democratic Congress who gained 16,358 representing 41.70% of the total votes and Ebenezer Ebb Kwaku Bankwa of the People's National Convention with 854 votes representing 2.20% of the total votes.[4] However, during the 2008 Ghanaian general elections he lost the seat to Mathias Kwame Ntow of the National Democratic Congress.[5] In 2019, awards organised by the Pan- African Heroes of change in collaboration with the Bureau of Research on Governance Commerce and Administration (BORGCA), named Gyamfi as the best Municipal Chief Executive for the Aowin constituency.[6]

Personal life

He is a Christian.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Ghana MPs - List of 2013 - 2017 (6th Parliament) MPs". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. "Members of Parliament of Greater Accra Region". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. Ghana Parliamentary Register (2004-2008). The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 103.
  4. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Western Region Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  5. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Western Region Election 2008 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  6. "Aowin MCE Grabs Best MCE Award". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.