Dan Kwasi Abodakpi

Dan Kwasi Abodakpi (born 27 February 1950) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Keta constituency in the Volta Region.[1] He served as the forme Minister of Trade and Industry.[2]

Dan Kwasi Abodakpi
MP for Keta
In office
7 January 1997 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Born (1950-02-27) 27 February 1950
Keta, Volta Region Gold Coast (now Ghana)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionChemical engineer

Early life and education

Abodakpi was born in Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana on 27 February 1950.[1] He attended the University of Pennsylvania and obtained a PhD.[1] He also attended the University of Ghana and obtained his Bachelor in Science.[1]

Politics

Abodakpi is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[3] He was first elected into Parliament during the December 1996 Ghanaian General elections on the Ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the Keta Constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana with 32,258 votes out of the 33,330 valid votes cast representing 84.10%.[4] He contested again in the 2000 General Election and won with 25,090 votes out of the 27,598 valid votes cast representing 90.90%.[5] He maintained the seat in 2004 with 26,803 votes out of the 30,631 valid votes cast representing 87.50%.[6]

Career

Abodakpi is a Chemical engineer by Profession and was a member of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic Of Ghana for the Keta Constituencyfrom 1997 to 2009.[1]

Personal life

Abodakpi is a Christian.[1]

gollark: OH LOOK.
gollark: Oh, okay, good.
gollark: A difficult tradeoff.
gollark: So it now works but may vaporise roads.
gollark: Try trusting deliciousbot again?

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register(2004–2008)
  2. "Abodakpi Jailed For 10 years". www.ghanaweb.com. 5 February 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results – Keta Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results – Keta Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Keta Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.