Kofi Amankwa-Manu
Hon. Kofi Amankwa-Manu | |
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| Member of Parliament for Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1968 Atwima Foase, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Research Assistant |
| Committees | Gender and Children Committee; Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee |
Kofi Amankwa-Manu (born 11 April 1969) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1][2] He is the member of parliament for the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Amankwa-Manu was born on 11 April 1969 and hails from Atwima Foase in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He gaineed his Ordinary-level qualifications in 1989 and his Advanced levels in 1991. He further had his BSci in Banking and Finance in 2012 and his LLB in 2015.[4]
Career[edit]
Amankwa-Manu served in the office of the president as the Head of Impact Assessment Unit during the first term of President Nana Akufo-Addo.[1] He was the research assistant Fonaa Institute. He was also the CEO of the Waltons Limited.[4]
Politics[edit]
Ahead of the 2020 Ghanaian general election, Amankwa-Manu entered the race for the parliamentary candidate in the NPP primaries in the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency.[5][6][7][8] In June 2020, he won the primaries for the Atwima-Kwanwoma constituency after defeating incumbent member of parliament (MP) Kojo Appiah-Kubi, who had served as MP for three terms and had been in parliament since January 2009.[9][10] He won by securing 415 votes, while the incumbent had 69 votes.[11]
Amankwa-Manu was elected member of parliament for Atwima-Kwanwoma in the 2020 December parliamentary elections. He was declared winner in the parliamentary elections after obtaining 78,209 votes representing 83.78% against his closest contender the National Democratic Congress' candidate Grace Agyemang Asamoah[5] of who had 14,730 votes representing 15.78%.[12][13][14]
Committees[edit]
Amankwa-Manu is a member of the Gender and Children Committee and also the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Amankwa-Manu is a Christian.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "'I'll provide meaningful devt if...'". Ghanaian Times. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Nartey, Laud (2020-09-11). "Adopt modern agric practices – NPP PC". 3NEWS. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results – Election 2020". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ a b c d "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ a b "Parliamentary Aspirants Pledge Peace In Polls". The Chronicle Online. 2020-12-03. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Quaye, Samuel. "NPP must rally grassroots support for victory in 2020 – Aspirant". www.gna.org.gh. Archived from the original on 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Mordy, Jerry Tsatro (10 March 2020). "NPP primaries: Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, 12 others go unopposed". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ Domfeh, Emmanuel; Sir Noble. "NPP Primaries; Atwima Kwanwoma Is A Constituency To Watch". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "List of 'fallen' MPs after NPP parliamentary primaries". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election – Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "#NPPDecides: 10 incumbent MPs in Ashanti Region lose primaries". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results – Election 2020". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Atwima-kwanwoma". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
- ^ "Atwima Kwanwoma – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2023-11-26.