Alex Kofi Agyekum

Last updated

Alex Kofi Agyekum
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Mpohor Constituency
Personal details
Born (1962-08-18) 18 August 1962 (age 61)
NationalityGhanaian
Political party New Patriotic Party
Alma mater University of Cape Coast

Alex Kofi Agyekum (born 18 August 1962) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Mpohor constituency in the Western Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [1]

Contents

Early life and education

Agyekum was born on 18 August 1962. He obtained a BA degree from the University of Cape Coast, as well as an M.ED in Management and a diploma in Education. [2]

Career

Agyekum was a teaching and research assistant at University of Cape Coast from 1991 to 1992. He was the head of the department for economics in Holy Child School from 1993 to 2003, and was the assistant headmaster at Holy Child School from 2003 to 2013. [3]

Politics

Agyekum entered parliament on 7 January 2013 as a member of parliament for the Mpohor constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He has remained in parliament, winning the subsequent elections (2012 and 2016) since 2012. [4]

2012 election

Agyekum contested the 2012 Ghanaian general election on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party and won the Mpohor parliamentary seat with 7,114 votes out of the total votes, equivalent to 40.43%. He won the election over the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate Anthony Bassaw, who polled 6,333 votes, representing 35.99%, while Mary Ankoman, the parliamentary candidate for the PPP, had 4, 151 votes, representing 23.59% of the total votes cast. [5]

2016 election

During the 2016 Ghanaian general election, Agyekum again contested the Mpohor parliamentary seat on the ticket of New Patriotic Party and won, therefore representing the constituency in the Parliament of Ghana for two consecutive terms (2012 and 2016). He won the election with 8,364 votes out of the total votes representing 48.72% over the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate Eric Kweku Kyeremah, who polled 6,947 votes which is equivalent to 40.46%, while Joseph Benedict Auby of the PPP had 1,857 votes, representing 10.82% of the total votes. [6]

He was elected by parliament as the chairman of the youth, sports and culture committee to look into issues of the Ghana Football Association. [7]

Personal life

Agyekum is married, and has four children. He is a Christian and fellowships at Methodist. [8]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alhassan Bashir Fuseini</span> Ghanaian politician (born 1956)

Alhassan Bashir Fuseini, popularly known as Alhaji A. B. A. Fuseini, is a Ghanaian journalist and politician, who is the former deputy Northern Regional Minister of Ghana. He is a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Sagnarigu in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Maxwell Kofi Jumah is a Ghanaian politician and a former Mayor of Kumasi, former Member of Parliament for the Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region.

Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye born 30 July 1937 is a Ghanaian politician who represented the constituency of Ayawaso Central in the Parliament of Ghana from 1996 to 2011. He has also served as Regional Minister of the Greater Accra Region under Kufuor's government from 2001 to 2009.

Nana Amaniampong Marfo is a Ghanaian politician and member of the 6th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

Charles Konadu-Yiadom is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Nkoranza South Constituency in the Bono East Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Yaw Maama Afful is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Fifth and Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Jaman South Constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Nana Amoakoh Gyampa is a Ghanaian politician and medical doctor. He is a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Upper Denkyira East Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kofi Okyere-Agyekum</span> Ghanaian politician (born 1958)

Kofi Okyere-Agyekum is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Fanteakwa South Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Joseph Bipoba Naabu is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Yunyoo Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Matthew Nyindam is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Kpandai constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Alhassan Sualihu Dandaawa is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Karaga Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Wahab Wumbei Suhuyini is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Tolon Constituency in the Northern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dominic Akuritinga Ayine</span> Ghanaian politician

Dominic Akuritinga Ayine is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bolgatanga East Constituency in the Upper East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kobla Mensah Wisdom Woyome</span> Ghanaian politician (born 1971)

Kobla Mensah Wisdom Woyome is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the South Tongu in the Volta Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Stephen Michael Essuah Kofi Ackah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Suaman Constituency in the Western Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Alex Kyeremeh is a Member of Parliament for Techiman North in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.

Benjamin Kofi Ayeh is a businessman, a Ghanaian politician and an accountant. He was a member of parliament for the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the Fourth Parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana. He represented the Upper Denkyira West in the Central region of Ghana.

Kofi Frimpong is a businessman and Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He was the Member of Parliament representing Kwabre East constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 4th,5th and 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

Samuel Owusu Agyei is a Ghanaian politician and was the member of parliament for the Effutu constituency in the Central region of Ghana in the fourth parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana and a former minister of state for public sector reform

Samuel Kwame Amponsah is a Ghanaian politician, farmer and a member of the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He is a former member of Parliament for the Mpohor-Wassa East constituency in the Western Region a member of the National Democratic Congress political party in Ghana.

References

  1. ↑ "Ghana MPs – List of MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Alex Kofi Agyekum". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. ↑ UKGCC (9 July 2018). "HON. ALEX KOFI AGYEKUM". UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. ↑ FM, Peace. "Mpohor Constituency Results – Election 2012". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  6. ↑ FM, Peace. "Mpohor Constituency Results – Election 2016". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Parliamentary Select Committee tells GFA leadership to transform domestic league". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Agyekum, Alex Kofi". GhanaMps. Retrieved 29 January 2020.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.