Ernest Attuquaye Armah

Ernest Attuquaye Armah (born August 27,1957) is a Development Planner, Architect and Quantity Surveyor. He was also a politician and a former member of parliament for the Trobu-Amasaman constituency in the Greater Accra region of Ghana.

Ernest Attuquaye Armah
Preceded bySameul Nee-Aryeetey Attoh
Succeeded byConstituency divided
MP for Trobu-Amasaman
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Evans Atta Mills
Personal details
Born (1957-08-27) 27 August 1957
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children4
Alma materKiev Civil Engineering Institute in Ukraine
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionArchitect

Early life and education

Armah was born in 1957 and comes from Afuaman (Manhean Electoral Area) in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] He obtained a Master of Science degree in Architecture from the Kiev Civil Engineering Institute in Ukraine in 1988.[2]

Personal life and career

Armah is a Christian who worships with the Church of Pentecost.[2] He is married with four children. He works as a Chief Engineer at the Ga District Assembly.[1]  

Politics

Armah's political career began in 2008 after becoming a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He won the Trobu-Amasaman constituency in 2008 on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[3] He won the seat with a total number of 34,797 votes out of the 71,093 valid votes cast, getting 48.9% out of 100%.[1] In the 2012 elections, his constituency was divide into two, now the Trobu constituency and the Amasaman constituency.[4] However, he did not win any seat in these two constituencies.[4]

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References
  1. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Armah, Ernest Attuquaye". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. Peace FM. "Parliament - Greater Accra Region Election 2008 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. Peace FM. "Parliament - Greater Accra Region Election 2012 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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