Hon. Raymond Tawiah Abraham | |
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Member of Ghana Parliament for Yilo Krobo constituency | |
In office 7 January 2005 –6 January 2013 | |
President | John Evans Atta Mills |
Preceded by | Daniel Tekpertey |
Succeeded by | Kofi Amoatey |
Personal details | |
Born | Yilo Krobo,Eastern Region Gold Coast (now Ghana) | 10 January 1955
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Ghana |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Executive director |
Raymond Tawiah Abraham (born 10 January 1955) is a Ghanaian politician accountant who was a member of the fifth and fourth parliaments of the fourth Republic of Ghana,representing the Yilo Krobo constituency in Eastern Region. [1] [2]
Abraham was born on 10 January 1955 in Yilo Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [1] He comes from Somanya in the Eastern Region. [3] He attended the University of Ghana and obtained a Diploma in Public administration. [1] He obtained his MBA (Post Graduate School of Management,Paris,France) in 2006,acquired his BSc (Administration) UG in the year 2007 and had his EMGL (GIMPA) in the year 2008. [3]
Abraham worked as the executive director of El Shaddai Medical Laboratory Limited. He is an accountant by profession and a former member of Parliament for the Yilo Krobo Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [1]
Abraham was elected into parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 2004 Ghanaian General elections as a member of parliament of the fourth parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana for the Yilo Krobo Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [4] He polled 20,685 votes out of the 36387 valid votes cast representing 56.80%. [5] He contested again in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections and polled 18,345 votes out of the 34,896 valid votes cast representing 52.53% against his opponents,Christian Kofi Tettey of the New Patriotic Party who also obtained 13,658 votes count representing 39.11%,Francis Opai Tetteh of the Convention People's Party who polled a total vote count of 2,598 representing 7.44% and Terkpetey Fred Kwasi of the People's National Convention with a total vote count of 325 representing 0.93% [6] [3] making him retain his seat as a member of parliament for the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana for the Yilo Krobo Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [3]
Abraham is a Christian and he a member of the Methodist church of Ghana. [3] [1] He is married with four children. [3]
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