Alfred Oko Vanderpuije
Alfred Oko Vanderpuije | |
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| Mayor of Accra | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Oko Vanderpuije November 4, 1955 Jamestown, Ghana |
| Spouse | Widowed |
| Residence(s) | Accra, Ghana |
| Occupation | Politician |
Alfred Oko Vanderpuije (born 4 November 1955)[1] is a Ghanaian politician. A Jamestown native, he is the current Mayor of Accra, installed in that office by President John Atta Mills in 2009.[2]
His Dutch surname reflects his Euro-African descent. The ancestors of Vanderpuije originally came from Sint-Maartensdijk on the former island of Tholen in the Netherlands.[3] His relative Jacobus van der Puije was Governor of the Dutch Gold Coast in 1780.
References
- ^ Newghana.org - Alfred Vanderpuije Ed.S.
- ^ Ghanaweb.com - Alfred Vanderpuije is The New Accra Mayor
- ^ Van der Rijt, Franka (2009-11-30). "'Dit voelt voor mij als warme thuiskomst'". BN De Stem. Archived from the original on 2009-12-02. Retrieved 3 April 2012.