Gifty Ohene-Konadu (born 23 November 1957)[1] is a civil servant[1] and Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana. She was the Member of Parliament representing Asante-Akim South constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana[2][3][4][5][6] in the 4th and 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[7][8][9][10] Currently, she holds the position of National Coordinator of the Monitoring and Evaluation Secretariat at the Office of the President.[11]
Hon. Gifty Ohene-Konadu | |
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 Hon. Ohene-Konadu in 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament for Asante-Akim South Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Kwaku Korankye |
| Succeeded by | Kwaku Asante-Boateng |
| Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 31 December 2008 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 November 1957 Juaso |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Children | Three |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre International Institute of Social Studies |
| Occupation | Consultant |
| Profession | Politician |
Early life and education edit
Gifty was born on 23 November 1957.[1] She hails from Juaso, a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] She is a product of the University of Ghana.[12] She holds a degree in Sociology from the university.[12] Gifty also holds a diploma in Home Economics from the same university.[12] She obtained a Master's Degree in Development Studies with specialisation in public policy and administration from the International Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands.[12] She also acquired a master's degree in Gender, Peace and Security from Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra Ghana.[12]
Career edit
Gifty has a vast professional background as a consultant, researcher, and civil servant.[1] She gathered her experience while working as a principal project officer for 18 years at National Council for Women and Development (NCWD). Gifty worked with Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs as director of projects for 2 years. Other institutions she worked with include Ministry of Regional Cooperation and NEPAD and the Office of the Head of Civil Service as director of F&A and director of HR respectively.[1] She has international working experience with organizations like the International Union of Local Authorities and the International Organization for Migration.[11] Hon. Gifty was the former Coordinator for the President’s flagship industrialization agenda, One District One Factory during the first term of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a position she held from 2017 to 2020.[11] By dint of her hard work and dedication, she was appointed as the National Coordinator of the Monitoring and Evaluation Secretariat at the Office of the President in 2020, a position she still holds.
Politics edit
Gifty is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[1] She became a member of parliament from January 2005 after emerging winner in the general election in December 2004.[8][9] She run for a second term and won in 2008 General Elections.[10][9] She was the MP for Asante-Akim South constituency.[1][8][10][9] She was elected as the member of parliament for this constituency in the fourth and fifth parliaments of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[8][10][9][13] She was the Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry in charge of Small and Medium Enterprises in the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[12]
Elections edit
Gifty was elected as the member of parliament for the Asante-Akim South constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[8][14] She won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[8][14] Her constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[7] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[15] She was elected with 24,085 votes out of 40,384 total valid votes cast equivalent to 59.6% of total valid votes cast.[8][14] She was elected over Forkuo De-Graft of the National Democratic Congress, George Agyepong of the Convention People's Party and Andrews Frimpong an independent candidate.[8][14] These obtained 30.6%, 1.2% and 8.5% respectively of total valid votes cast.[14][8]
In 2008, she won the general elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party for the same constituency.[10][9] Her constituency was part of the 34 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[16] The New Patriotic Party won a minority total of 109 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[17] She was elected with 23,838 votes out of 38,744 total valid votes cast equivalent to 61.53% of total valid votes cast.[10][9] She was elected over De-Graft Forkuo of the National Democratic Congress and Quao Ebenezer of the Convention People's Party.[9][10] These obtained 36.73% and 2.74% respectively of the total votes cast.[9][10]
Personal life edit
Gifty is Christian.[1] She fellowships with the Seventh Day Adventist.[1] She is married with three children.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Ohene-Konadu, Gifty (Mrs)". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Ohene-Konadu, Gifty (Mrs)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Asante-Akim South CPP parliamentary candidate endorses Nana Akufo-Addo". www.ghanaweb.com. 2 December 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Secretariat | One District". Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "NPP Already Has Feasibility Study For 'One-district One-factory' Project – Gifty Ohene Konadu". Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Asante-Akim South NPP retain Gifty Ohene Konadu". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 119.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results – Asante Akim South Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ghana Elections 2008. Ghana: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2010. p. 59.
- ^ a b c "Monitoring & Evaluation Secretariat". mes.gov.gh. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f "Secretariat | One District". Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 119.
- ^ a b c d e FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Asante Akim South Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results – President". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results – Ashanti Region". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.