Frank Boakye Agyen is a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the 5th and 6th Parliaments of the 4th Republic of Ghana representing the people of Effiduase Asokore constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1]
Hon. Frank Boakye Agyen | |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Effiduase Asokore |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013 | |
| President | John Atta Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1946 |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Early life and education edit
He was born on 6 January 1946. He hails from in a town known as Effiduase in the Ashanti region. He had his Bachelor of Arts in law and political science from the University of Ghana in 1984. He then proceeded to the Ghana School of Law to obtain his Bachelor of Laws in 1989.[2]
Career edit
Agyen is a lawyer.[2] He worked with Boakye Agyen Chambers in Accra as a senior partner before going into politics.[2] He was the former board chairman of the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company.[3]
Politics edit
Agyen was a member of the Fifth Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[2][4] He began his career in politics after being elected in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party as the member of parliament for the Effiduase Asokore constituency[2][4] with 18,859 votes out of the 23,799 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 79.24%.[5] He won against Kwadwo Adae of the National Democratic Congress, George Asiamah of the Convention People's Party and Lovia Berko of the People's National Convention. These obtained respectively 18.72%, 0.71% and 1.33% of total valid votes cast.[5]
Personal life edit
He is a Christian and married with four children.[2]
References edit
- ^ "MP Details - Agyen, Frank Boakye". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Muntaka initiates contempt proceedings against Boakye Agyen". Graphic Online. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "New Board For Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Inaugurated". Africa Centre for Energy Policy. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2020. - ^ a b c d e f "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Agyen, Boakye Frank". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "I won't behave like previous Board Chairman - New GCMC Board chair assures". Ghana Web. 6 October 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "GCMC CEO had no power to fire Board member without approval - Board chairman". My Joy Online. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "Government Dissolves Cylinder Manufacturing Board". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- "Dissolve Ghana Cylinder Board - Nana Orders". Daily Guide Network. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020. - ^ a b "Results Parliamentary Elections". Ghana Web. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ a b Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 61.