Amos Lawerh Buertey (born 10 June 1954) is a Ghanaian politician, legal practitioner and a member of the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Ada Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1]
Amos Lawerh Buertey | |
|---|---|
| MP for Ada | |
| In office 7 January 1993 – 6 January 2005 | |
| President | John Agyekum Kufour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1954 Ada, Greater Accra Region, Gold Coast (now Ghana) |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana, Ghana School of Law |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Legal practitioner |
Early life and education
editLawerh was born on 10 June 1954, in Ada, a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] He attended the Ghana School of Law and obtained a degree in Bachelor of Law(B.L) and (LL.B).[1]
Politics
editLarweh was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993, after he was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.
She was a member of the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and was elected as a member of parliament for the Ada Constituency on the Ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 1996 Ghanaian general elections.[2]
He obtained 24,317 votes out of the 32,785 valid votes cast representing 57.70% over his opponents Apetorgbor Adinortey an individual candidate who also polled 4,466 votes representing 10.60% of the total votes cast and Patrick Nelson Sogbodjor of the Convention People's Party also polling 4,002 representing 9.50% of the total votes cast.[3]
In 2000, he polled 13,317 votes out of the 24,364 valid votes casts representing 54.70%. Larwerh has been a member of Parliament from 1996 to 2004. He lost his seat in 2004 to Alex Narh Nartey-Enyo.[4][5][6]
Career
editLarweh is a legal Practitioner and has worked as the Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister.[7]
Personal life
editLarwerh is a Christian.
References
edit- ^ a b c Ghana Parliamentary Register
- ^ "Parliament specific guidelines to regulate religious practices". GhanaWeb. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ada Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ada Constituency Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ada Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Ghana Election ada Constituency Results". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Reference at allafrica.com". AllAfrica.