Kwame Owusu Frimpong is a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of parliament for the Ahafo Ano North constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic.[1]
Hon Kwame Owusu Frimpong | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ahafo Ano North | |
| Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano North Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009 | |
| President | John Agyekum Kufour |
| Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano North Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005 | |
| President | John Agyekum Kufour |
| Minister for Local Government and Rural Development | |
| President | John Agyekum Kufour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 October 1960 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Residence(s) | Accra, Ghana |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Profession | Revenue Officer |
Early life and education
editFrimpong was born on 10 October 1960.[1] He had his tertiary education at the University of Ghana where he obtained a diploma in Statistics.[1]
Career
editPrior to entering politics, Frimpong was a Revenue Officer.[1]
Politics
editFrimpong is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[2] He was a member of parliament for the Ahafo Ano North constituency for two parliamentary terms: the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana, and the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[3][4] In his first term, he represented the constituency from 7 January 2001 to 6 January 2005 and for his second term in office, he represented the constituency from 7 January 2005 to 6 January 2009.[3][4] During his tenure as a member of parliament, he was the chairperson of Ghana-China Parliamentary Friendship Association (GCPFA).[3]
Elections
editIn the year 2000, Frimpong won the general elections as the member of parliament for the Ahafo-Ano North constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[5][6] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[5][6] His constituency was a part of the 31 parliamentary seats out of 33 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[7] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 99 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats.[8] He was elected with 12,432 votes out of 24,420 total valid votes cast.[5][6] This was equivalent to 52% of the total valid votes cast.[5][6] He was elected over Annor Baffour of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson O. Antoh of the People's National Convention and Paul K. A. Mono of the Convention People's Party.[5][6] These won 10,784, 515 and 174 votes out of the total valid votes cast respectively.[5][6] These were equivalent to 45.1%, 2.2% and 0.7% respectively of total valid votes cast.[5][6]
Frimpong was elected as the member of parliament for the Ahafo Ano North constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana one more time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[4][9] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[4][9] His 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.[10] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[11] He was elected with 15,045 votes out of 28,469 total valid votes cast.[4][9] This was equivalent to 52.8% of total valid votes cast.[4][9] He was elected over Atta Sampson of the Peoples’ National Convention, Addai-Amankwah David K. of the National Democratic Congress, Tabi John of the Convention People's Party and Adu Gyamfi Emmanuel of the Democratic People's Party.[4][9] These obtained 220, 12,789, 222 and 193 votes respectively of total votes cast.[4][9] These were equivalent to 0.8%, 44.9%, 0.8% and 0.7% respectively of total valid votes cast.[4][9]
Personal life
editFrimpong is a Christian.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008. The Office of Parliament. 2004.
- ^ "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ghanaian Parliament Members Commend Chinese Success".
- ^ 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. 118.
- ^ a b c d e f g FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Ahafo Ano North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Electoral Commission of Ghana. Parliamenatry Results- Election 2000 (PDF). Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana. 2007. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Ashanti Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Ahafo Ano North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - President". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.