Hon. MP Ida Adjoa Asiedu | |
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Member of the [[9th Parliament]] for Ayensuano (Ghana parliament constituency) | |
Assumed office January 7, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Teddy Safori Addi |
Personal details | |
Born | Koforidua Ghana | April 27,1982
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Residence | Ghana |
Alma mater | Atlantic International University |
Occupation | Politician,Businesswoman |
Nickname | Ida |
Ida Adjoa Asiedu (born April 27,1982) is a Ghanaian politician,businesswoman and member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She is the member of Parliament for Ayensuano (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region. [1] [1] [2] [3] She represents the constituency in the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana as a member of the New Patriotic Party.
Ida is a businesswoman who once contested and lost to the former member of parliament,Samuel Ayeh-Paye,during the primaries of the New Patriotic party in 2020. [4] [5] She is the first female MP for the Ayensuano (Ghana parliament constituency). [6]
Ida hails from Koforidua in the Eastern region of Ghana. She holds a BSc from the Atlantic International University in the United States. [7]
In January 2024,she contested and won the NPP parliamentary primaries for Ayensuano (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [8] [9] [10]
She subsequently won the parliamentary elections to unseat the then incumbent,Teddy Safori Addi in the 2024 Ghanaian general election with 18,299 representing 50.26% of total votes to become part of the ninth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana. [11] [12] [13]