Kenneth Dzirasah

Kenneth Dzirasah is a Ghanaian politician and also a lawyer. He served as a member of parliament for the South Tongu Constituency in the volta Region. He is a Former First Deputy Speaker of Parliament.[1]

Kenneth Dzirasah
Succeeded byWoyome Kobla Mensah
MP for South Tongu
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufour, Jerry John Rawlings
Personal details
Born (1954-01-13) 13 January 1954
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

Dzirasah was born on 13 January 1954. He obtained his law degree.[2] He was also a second deputy speaker.

Career

He was a member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana in 2004 Ghanaian general election.[3][4][5][6]

Personal life

He is a Christian.

Politics

Dzirasah was elected as member of parliament for South Tongu in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, all on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. In 1996, he won the South Tongu seat with 22,254 votes out of the 26,942 valid votes cast, gaining 72.10% out of 100%.[4] He again won the South Tongu seat in 2000 with 21,428 votes out of the 24,235 valid votes cast, gaining 88.40% out of 100%.[5] He retained the seat again in 2004 with 27,140 out of the 31,046 valid votes cast, gaining 87.40% out of 100%.[6] In the 2008 elections, Woyome Kobla Mensah instead of Dzirasah represented the National Democratic Congress and he won the South Tongu seat.[7]

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References
  1. "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. "Ghana MPs - List of 2013 - 2017 (6th Parliament) MPs". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. "Kenneth Dzirasah". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  4. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Volta Region Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  5. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Volta Region Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  6. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Volta Region Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
  7. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Volta Region Election 2008 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
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