Kofi Asare

Kofi Asare was a Ghanaian medical doctor and politician. He was the Regional Director of Ghana Health Service in Central Region, Cape Coast. He also served as the Member of Parliament for the Akwatia constituency in the Eastern Region.[1][2]

Early life and education

Asare was born in December 12, 1954 at Akyem-Wenchi in Eastern Region. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Public Health at the University of London in 1993.[1][2]

Politics

Asare was a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. Running on the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ticket in the 2008 general elections, Asare defeated Ahmed Mohammed Baba-Jamal of the National Democratic Congress and three others to win the Akwatia parliamentary seat. The one-term MP polled 17,900 votes to defeat Mr Baba-Jamal, who polled 15,860 in the elections.[3] Asare lost the seat four years later in the 2012 Ghanaian General elections to Mr Baba Jamal after he was defeated in the NPP primaries by Madam Mercy Adu-Gyamfi.[4]

Personal life

Asare was a Christian, married with four children.[1][2]

Death

He was 62 years old before died in a car accident in 2017.[4]

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References
  1. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Asare Kofi (Dr.)". www.ghanamps.com.
  2. "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Akwatia Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  4. "Former Akwatia MP Dr Kofi Asare dies in car crash". Graphic Online.


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