George Boakye (politician)

George Boakye is a Ghanaian politician who served as the member of parliament for the Asunafo South Constituency.[1][2][3]

Hon.

George Boakye
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Asunafo South Constituency
In office
2005–2017
Preceded byNew
Personal details
Born (1956-10-06) 6 October 1956
Sankore
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materKNUST
OccupationTeacher

Early life and education

He was born on 6 October 1956. He hails from Sankore a town in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Science from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 1992. He further had his Master of Education degree in Educational Planning and Administration from the University of Cape Coast in 2001.[1]

Career

He is an Educationist. He worked as the Vice Principal of St. Joseph's Training College at Bechem prior to his joining politics.

Politics

He is member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the District Chief Executive of Asunafo South District.[1][4] He became member of the parliament representing Asunafo South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana in the January 2009 after winning his poll in the 2008 Ghanaian General Elections with 16,574 votes out of 32,953 valid votes.[1][5] He was succeeded in office by Eric Opoku of the NDC[4].

Personal life

He is married with six children. He identifies as a Christian and a member of the Catholic Church.[1]

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References
  1. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Boakye, George". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. Online, Peace FM. ""I Regret Being A Politician"". Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. "Former MP fights British High Commission". Graphic Online. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  4. "Former MCE responsible for my attack – Eric Opoku". www.ghanaweb.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  5. AfricaNews (2 April 2017). "Ghana: UK blacklists 3 serving lawmakers over visa fraud". Africanews. Retrieved 4 July 2020.


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