Yaw Buaben Asamoa

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Yaw Buaben Asamoa
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Adenta constituency
Personal details
Born (1964-09-16) 16 September 1964 (age 59)
Sekyedumasi Ashante Region, Ghana
Political party New Patriotic Party
Children3
Alma mater University of Ghana; Ghana School of Law
OccupationLawyer

Yaw Buaben Asamoa (born 16 September 1964) is a Ghanaian politician and former member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Adenta Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [1] He is currently the Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party. [2]

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Education

He earned an LLB from the University of Ghana, a BL from the Ghana School of Law, a Professional Executive Certificate from the Institute of Paralegal Training and Leadership, a Postgraduate Certificate from GIMPA, and a Certificate from Harvard University [3]

Work.

From 2003 to 2005, Yaw Buaben Asamoa worked for the Ghanaian government as a programe officer. From 2005 to 2006, he served as the vice-president's senior special assistant. [3]

Politics

Yaw Buaben Asamoa is a member of the New Patriotic Party and represented the Adenta constituency in the Greater Accra Region in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. [4]

2016 election

Asamoa contested the Adenta constituency parliamentary seat in Greater Accra on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 33,952 votes, representing 50.64% of the total votes. He was elected over Mohammed Adamu Ramadan of the National Democratic Congress, Alhaji Mohammed Muftao of the PPP, Alhaji Razak Alhassan of the Convention People's Party, Hummi Sinare of the PNC. They obtained 32,588 votes, 244 votes, 163 votes and 96 votes respectively, equivalent to 48.61%, 0.36%, 0.24% and 0.14% of the total votes respectively. [5]

2020 election

Asamoa again contested the Adenta parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the 2020 Ghanaian general election but lost to Mohammed Adamu Ramadan of the National Democratic Congress. [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana".
  2. ↑ "DCOP Opare Addo is an embarrassment to himself and the state - Buaben Asamoa - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  3. 1 2 "Yaw Buaben Asamoa, Biography". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. ↑ "Buaben, Asamoa Yaw". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  5. ↑ FM, Peace. "Adenta Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  6. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Adenta". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  7. ↑ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Adenta Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  8. ↑ "Adentan – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report" . Retrieved 2023-11-02.


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