Kofi Amankwa-Manu

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Hon.
Kofi Amankwa-Manu
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Member of Parliament for
Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Personal details
Born (1968-04-11) 11 April 1968 (age 57)
Atwima Foase, Ghana
Nationality  Ghanaian
Political party New Patriotic Party
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionResearch Assistant
CommitteesGender and Children Committee; Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee

Kofi Amankwa-Manu (born 11 April 1969) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). [1] [2] He is the member of parliament for the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [3]

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Early life and education

Amankwa-Manu was born on 11 April 1969 and hails from Atwima Foase in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He gained his Ordinary-level qualifications in 1989 and his Advanced levels in 1991. He further had his BSci in Banking and Finance in 2012 and his LLB in 2015. [4]

Career

Amankwa-Manu served in the office of the president as the Head of Impact Assessment Unit during the first term of President Nana Akufo-Addo. [1] He was the research assistant Fonaa Institute. He was also the CEO of the Waltons Limited. [4]

Politics

Ahead of the 2020 Ghanaian general election, Amankwa-Manu entered the race for the parliamentary candidate in the NPP primaries in the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency. [5] [6] [7] [8] In June 2020, he won the primaries for the Atwima-Kwanwoma constituency after defeating incumbent member of parliament (MP) Kojo Appiah-Kubi, who had served as MP for three terms and had been in parliament since January 2009. [9] [10] He won by securing 415 votes, while the incumbent had 69 votes. [11]

Amankwa-Manu was elected member of parliament for Atwima-Kwanwoma in the 2020 December parliamentary elections. He was declared winner in the parliamentary elections after obtaining 78,209 votes representing 83.78% against his closest contender the National Democratic Congress' candidate Grace Agyemang Asamoah [5] of who had 14,730 votes representing 15.78%. [12] [13] [14]

Committees

Amankwa-Manu is a member of the Gender and Children Committee and also the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee. [4]

Personal life

Amankwa-Manu is a Christian. [4] [15]

References

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  2. Nartey, Laud (11 September 2020). "Adopt modern agric practices – NPP PC". 3NEWS. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. FM, Peace. "Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results – Election 2020". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Parliamentary Aspirants Pledge Peace In Polls". The Chronicle Online. 3 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. Quaye, Samuel. "NPP must rally grassroots support for victory in 2020 – Aspirant". www.gna.org.gh. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. Mordy, Jerry Tsatro (10 March 2020). "NPP primaries: Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, 12 others go unopposed". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. Domfeh, Emmanuel; Sir Noble. "NPP Primaries; Atwima Kwanwoma Is A Constituency To Watch". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  9. "List of 'fallen' MPs after NPP parliamentary primaries". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 20 June 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  10. FM, Peace. "2020 Election – Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  11. "#NPPDecides: 10 incumbent MPs in Ashanti Region lose primaries". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  12. FM, Peace. "Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results – Election 2020". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  13. "Parliamentary Results for Atwima-kwanwoma". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  14. "Atwima Kwanwoma – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report" . Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  15. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 15 April 2025.