Dominic Akuritinga Ayine

Hon. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Bolgatanga East Constituency
Personal details
Born	(1966-01-06) 6 January 1966 (age 59)
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Alma mater	University of Michigan; Stanford University

Dominic Akuritinga Ayine (born 6 January 1966) 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. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Ayine was born on 6 January 1966 in Zuarungu, Upper east region of Ghana. ^[1]

Education

He completed his O' level at Notre Dame Seminary Secondary School and A' level at Tamale Secondary School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in law from University Of Ghana, Legon in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana and GSL in 1995. He earned his LLM in (International Economic Law) at University of Michigan Law School in 1998. He then went to Stanford University Law School, in California, USA for an LLM in (International Trade Law) in 2003 and subsequently a JSD (Trade and Democracy) in 2006. ^[1]

Politics

Hon. Ayine is a member of National Democratic Congress and represent the Bolgatanga East constituency in the Upper East Region in the Seventh and Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. ^[4]

2012 election

Hon. Ayine first contested the Bolgatanga East constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2012 Ghanaian general election and won with 8, 841 votes representing 61.43% of the total votes. He won the parliamentary seat over Rockson Ayine Bukari of New Patriotic Party who pulled 3, 523 votes which is equivalent to 24.48%, parliamentary candidate for PNC David Apasera had 1, 873 votes representing 13.01% and the parliamentary candidate for Progressive People's Party (PPP) Baba Starling Ayinenongma pulled 156 votes which is equivalent to 1.08% of the total votes. ^[5]

2016 election

Hon. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine was re- elected as a member of parliament for Bolgatanga East constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 10, 492 votes representing 70.68% of the total votes. He was elected over Emmanuel Abugre Abole of New Patriotic Party who pulled 4, 224 votes which is equivalent to 28.44% and the parliamentary candidate for Progressive People's Party (PPP) Baba Starling Ayinenogma had 138 votes representing 0.93 of the total votes. ^[6]

2020 election

Dominic Akuritinga Ayine again contested the Bolgatanga East (Ghana parliament constituency) parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanaian general election and won the parliamentary seat with 12, 394 votes representing 67.23% of the total votes. He won the election over Emmanuel Abugre Abole of New Patriotic Party who pulled 6, 048 votes which is equivalent to 32.77% of the total votes. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

2024 election

Ayine contested the Bolgatanga East parliamentary seat for the fourth time as a candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during the 2024 Ghanaian general election. He won the seat with 12,002 votes, representing 61.61% of the total votes cast. His closest contender, Mathew Silas Amoah of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), received 7,415 votes, equivalent to 38.07% of the total votes and Atiah Edwin of PAG having 61 votes, representing 0.31%. ^[10]

In January 2025, President John Mahamma appointed Ayine as the Attorney General and Justice Minister-Designate. ^[11]

Employment

• Lawyer ^[1]
• Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra ^[1]
• Deputy Minister for Justice ^[1]

Personal life

Ayine is a Christian. He is married (with seven children). ^[1]

References

1. "Ghana MPs - List of MPs". GhanaMps. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
2. "Dominic Ayine, Biography". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
3. Dumolga, Joseph (17 April 2021). "Dominic Ayine Biography; Net Worth, Age, Wife, Children And Law firm". Harmattan Gh. Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
4. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
5. FM, Peace. "2012 Election - Bolgatanga East Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
6. FM, Peace. "Bolgatanga East Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
7. "Parliamentary Results for Bolgatanga East". Mobile GhanaWeb. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
8. FM, Peace. "Bolgatanga East Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
9. "Bolgatanga East – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report" . Retrieved 5 November 2023.
10. Online, Peace FM. "Bolgatanga East Constituency Parliament Results - Ghana 2024 Election Results". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
11. "Dominic Ayine: Attorney-General nominee defends legitimacy of the ORAL Team". Graphic Online. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.