Kwaku Asante-Boateng

Hon. Kwaku Asante-Boateng
Member of Parliament for Asante-Akim South
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 2021
Personal details
Born	Kwaku Asante-Boateng (1961-04-27) 27 April 1961 (age 63) Bompata, Ghana
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer
Committees	Subsidiary Legislation Committee; Government Assurance Committee; Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises Committee

Kwaku Asante-Boateng (born 27 April 1961) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic, representing the Asante-Akim South Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. ^[1]

Early life and education

Asante-Boateng was born on 27 April 1961 in Bompata, Asante Akim of Ghana. ^[1] Asante-Boateng earned a Bachelor of Science degree in land economy at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He also earned a certificate in project planning and management at GIMPA. He obtained his MBA at University of Ghana, Legon. He became a barrister at law at the Ghana School of Law. He earned a diploma in Licensed Surveyor at Ghana institute of survey. ^[1]

Career

Asante-Boateng was a lawyer and CEO of Property Solution Models and Real Concepts R. Limited both in Accra. He was the assistant valuer at the land valuation division from 1989 to 1991. He became EST officer to the assistant manager of State Insurance Company of Ghana from 1991 to 2000. He was projects and estate manager at Unilever Ghana Limited from 2000 to 2004. He became the chief executive officer of a private real estate company in 2004. ^[2]

Political life

Asante-Boateng was a majority member of the 6th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was selected to join the work and housing committee as vice chairperson and join the subsidiary legislation committee. ^[1] He is a member of the NPP and a member of parliament for the Asante Akim South Constituency. ^[3] He won the parliamentary seat with 33,223 votes making 60.6% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate had 21,639 votes making 39.4% of the total votes cast. ^[4] Currently, he is the Deputy Minister for Railway Development. ^{[5] [6]}

Committees

Asante-Boateng is a member of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, a member of the Government Assurance Committee, and a member of the Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises Committee. ^[1]

Personal life

Kwaku Asante-Boateng is a Christian and attends Assemblies of God. ^[1] He is married with four children. ^[7]

References

1. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
2. "Boateng, Asante Kwaku". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
3. "I'm Not Behind Eric Amofa's MP Bid! Lawyer Asante-Boateng Denies Allegations Of Vote Splitting". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
4. FM, Peace. "2020 Election – Asante Akim South Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
5. Editor 1 (27 August 2021). "[Video] It costs Ghana $5m to construct 1 km of railway – Dep Minister". 3NEWS. Retrieved 16 February 2022.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. "Ministry of Railways Development – Ghana – about ministry of railways development". www.mrd.gov.gh. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
7. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Asante-Boateng, Kwaku". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 30 January 2020.