Ernest Henry Norgbey

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Hon.
Ernest Henry Norgbey
MP
ERNEST HENRY NORGBEY.jpg
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ashaiman Constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1980-12-28) 28 December 1980 (age 43)
Ho - Ziavi
NationalityGhanaian
Political party National Democratic Congress
Children1
Alma mater University of Professional Studies
University of Nottingham
Coventry University

Ernest Henry Norgbey is a Ghanaian politician who has served as Member of Parliament for the Ashaiman constituency in the Greater Accra Region since 2017. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). [1]

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Early life and education

Norgbey was born in Ho-Ziavi in the Volta Region of Ghana. [2] He studied at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, where he received a diploma. He also received a diploma at the International School of Aviation.

In 2003, he graduated with an MSC in Supply Chain Management from Coventry University In 2011, he graduated with a BBA from the University of Professional Studies, Accra. In 2014, he became a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. In 2015, he acquired a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Procurement Law and Policy at the University of Nottingham, UK. [2] [3]

Career before politics

Norgbey worked as a teacher at Happy Home Basic School in 2006–2009 and later became the procurement officer at the National Disaster Management Organization. [2]

Politics

In 2015, he contested and won the NDC parliamentary primaries for Ashiaman constituency in the Greater Accra Region. He won this parliamentary seat during the 2016 Ghanaian general election. [1]

Before the 2020 elections, he accused the Electoral Commission of Ghana of deliberately removing his and 21,000 others' names from the voters register. Though the commission disputed the claims, Ernerst Norgbey announced after 24 hours that his name along with 14,000 other had been restored into the system. [4] [5] [6]

On Saturday 13 May 2023, Ernest Henry Norgbey contested and won the NDC parliamentary primaries for Ashiaman constituency in the Greater Accra Region with 1,627 votes by beating Tony Afenyo who polled 1,221 votes and David Worwui-Brown who also polled 50 votes. [7] [8]

In Parliament, he has been a member of the Defence and Interior Committee. [9] [10]

Personal life

Norgbey is married with one child. [2] He is a Christian. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Norgbey, Ernest Henry". GhanaMps. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ernest Henry Norgbey, MP for Ashaiman constituency". Graphic Online. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ashaiman MP's name missing from provisional voter register". 18 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Boakye, Edna Agnes; Boakye, Edna Agnes (19 September 2020). "EC restored my name on voters' register after I raised alarm - Ernest Norgbey" . Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ashaiman MP's name missing from EC's provisional voter register". GhanaWeb. 19 September 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ↑ Nyavor, George (13 May 2023). "Losers and winners: NDC parliamentary primaries turn up interesting results". Yen - Ghana news. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  8. ↑ emmakd (14 May 2023). "From NDC primaries - Who won and who lost and more". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  9. ↑ Gavor, Delali (8 October 2019). "Enhance Security Of Judges — Ashaiman MP". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 29 August 2024.


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