Hon. Emmanuel Kwame Duut | |
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| Member of Ghana Parliament for Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2009 –6 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Yaani Labik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1959 Najong,Northern Region,Ghana) |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Children | 9 |
| Alma mater | University of Education,Winneba |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
Emmanuel Kwame Duut (born 6 June 1959) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bunkpurugu-Yungoo Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana. [1] [2]
Duut was born on 6 June 1959 in Najong,in the Northern Region of Ghana. He attended the University of Education,Winneba (UEW) in 2004 and obtained Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.). [1]
He was the Assistant Headmaster for the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo Senior High School and a member of parliament for the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo Constituency (2009-2013). [1]
He was first elected into parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress(NDC) during the December 2008 Ghanaian general election as the member of Parliament for the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana. During the 2008 election,he polled 9,205 votes out of the 32,078 valid votes cast representing 28.7%. [1] [3] He contested again in the 2012 Ghanaian general election and was defeated by Solomon Namliit Boar,a member of the New Patriotic Party who obtained 10,829 votes representing 38.85%. [4] He served only one term as a parliamentarian.
He is married with nine children. He is a Christian and a member of the Catholic Church. [1]