William Kwaku Asante

Last updated

William Kwaku Asante
MP for Manhyia
In office
7 January 1993 –6 January 1997
President Jerry John Rawlings
Preceded byCharles Amankwah
Succeeded by Kwame Addo-Kufuor
Personal details
Born (1955-08-16) 16 August 1955 (age 65)
Sepe Wusuansa, Ashanti Region, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Nationality Ghanaian
Political party National Democratic Congress
Alma mater London School of Accountancy
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBanker

William Kwaku Asante (born 16 August 1955) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Manhyia Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [1]

Contents

Early life and education

Asante was born on 16 August 1955 at Sepe Wusuansa in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended the Garden City Commercial College, where he obtained his GCE Ordinary Level certificate. He also attended the London School of Accountancy where he studied Accounting and was awarded his R.S.A. Stage II Accounting Certificate. [1]

Politics

He was elected into parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the Manhyia Constituency during the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election. He was replaced by Yaw Addai Boadu to represent the National Democratic Congress in the 1996 Ghanaian general election. Yaw Addai Boadu subsequently lost the seat to his opponent Dr. Kwame Addo Kufour of the New Patriotic Party who polled 59,227 votes out of the total valid votes cast representing 63.30%, Yaw Addai Boadu on the other hand who polled 13,562 votes representing 14.50% of the total valid votes cast. [2] [3]

Career

He is a Banker and former member of Parliament for the Manhyia Constituency. He served one term as the member of parliament for the constituency. [1]

Personal life

He is a Christian. [1]

Related Research Articles

Kwame Addo-Kufuor

Kwame Addo-Kufuor is a Ghanaian politician and physician. Addo-Kufuor was a member of parliament for Manhyia, and from 2001 to 2007, he was the Minister for Defence under President John Kufuor, his brother. Between June 2008 and 2009, he was the Minister for Interior.

Benito Owusu Bio is a land economist and Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He is the Member of Parliament representing Atwima-Nwabiagya constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 4th,5th,6th, 7th and the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

Nana Yaw Edward Ofori-Kaguru is a hotelier and Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He was the Member of Parliament representing Besome-Freho constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 4th and 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was an independent member of the Parliament.

Simons Addai is a Ghanaian politician and educationist. He was a member of parliament for the Techiman South constituency from 7 January 2009 to 6 January 2013 on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Matthew Kwaku Antwi is a Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. He was the Member of Parliament representing Atwima-Kwanwoma constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

Sampson Kwaku Boafo is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the Member of Parliament in the Asante region for the Subin constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.

Alex Kwaku Korankye is a Ghanaian politician. He served as a member of parliament for the Asante Akim South constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Theresa Joyce Baffoe is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of parliament for the New Edubease district of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. She was also a member of the Parliament Select Committee for Business.

James Edusei Sarkodie is a Ghanaian Politician who served as a member of parliament for the Atwima Nwabiagya Constituency from 1997 to 2005.

Abena Tayiwa is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the first Parliament of the fourth Republic representing the Kwabre constituency in the Ashanti region.

Beatrice Aboagye is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the first Parliament of the fourth Republic representing the Afigya-Sekyere West constituency in the Ashanti region.

Collins Agyarko Nti is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the first Parliament of the fourth Republic representing the Asante Akyem North constituency in the Ashanti region.

Emmanuel Kwame Boakye is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the first Parliament of the fourth Republic representing the Offinso North constituency in the Ashanti region. He served for one term as a member of parliament.

Jargisu Ibrahim born is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of Parliament for the Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti region. He represented his constituency in the first Parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.

Mohammed Boakye Agyemang is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the first Parliament of the fourth Republic representing the Ejisu-Juabeng constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He represented the National Democratic Congress.

Nana Odame Kusi is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the first parliament of the fourth Republic representing the Fomena constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He was a member of the National Democratic Congress.

Sampson Adu Gyamfi is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the first Parliament of the fourth Republic Representing the Atwima-Kwanwoma constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Samuel Ofosu-Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Asante-Akim South Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He represented the constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Sarkodie Joseph A Tuffour is a Ghanaian Politician and a member of the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Yaw Bampoh is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the first Parliament of the fourth Republic representing the Atwima Nwabiagya constituency in the Ashanti region of Ghana.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992–1996
  2. ↑ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results – Manhyia South Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ↑ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Manhyia South Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.