Hon. Davis Ansah Opoku MP | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency | |
| Assumed office January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Seth Kwame Acheampong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1984 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Davis Ansah Opoku (born 13 September 1984) is a Ghanaian politician,and a member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency [1] in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He serves as the Deputy Ranking Member of the Public Accounts Committee and a member of the works &Housing Committee of Parliament [2] In October 2021,the 40 under 40 awards ceremony adjudged Davis as a young leader in Governance and Government agencies.
Opuku was born in Accra, [3] 13 September 1984 [4] to Sampson Opoku of Kwahu Asakraka and Helena Opoku of Obomeng Kwahu.
Opuku attended Nkwatia Secondary School in Ghana and graduated from the University of Cape Coast with a degree in laboratory technology. He continued to the University of London to study Law and then to University of Leicester [5] where he completed his course in communication. He holds a certificate in strategic political communication from the International Academy for Leadership (IAF),Germany [6] and currently[ as of? ] in the final stage of his Legal Practice Course and Masters in Law at the University of Law.
he is a christian. [7]
Opoku was director of communications,then later director of operations for the Alliance for Accountable Governance [8] whose role was to expose some alleged rots during the NDC [9] term in office.
Opoku is a member of the pressure group Let My Vote Count Movement. [10]
In 2019 he did his national service at the parliament and was part of the National Mock Parliament of the Ghana @ 50 celebrations [11] and in 2021 became a full member of parliament for the Mpreaso Constituency. [12]
In 2020,he beat the current Eastern Region,Seth Kwame Acheampong to represent the New Patriotic Party in the 2020 general elections. [13] He further won the parliamentary elections to become the member of parliament for Mpraeso. [14]