Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye

Hon.

Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Odododiodoo constituency
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byJonathan Nii Tackie Kommey
Personal details
Born (1965-06-11) 11 June 1965
Accra
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress (NDC) (Ghana)

Early Life and Politics

Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye (born 11 June 1965)[1] is a Ghanaian sports journalist and politician and the current Member of Parliament of the Odododiodoo constituency.[2] He was elected as MP during the 2012 elections, where he faced off against Victor Okaikoi of the New Patriotic Party. Vanderpuye was quite confident about his chances of winning, famously stating in November 2012 that if he got less than 65% of the vote, he would concede the seat to Okaikoi.[3] In the end, Vanderpuye won by a smaller landslide than expected, with 45,967 votes (63%) against 26,269 (36%) for Okaikoi and 745 (1%) for Emmanuel Odoi of the Convention People's Party.[4]

Career

He was a special aide to former President of Ghana President Mills and also the former Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry.[5] From 1990 to 2004, he worked at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation where he became the Deputy Head of Sports.[1] Between 2005 and 2008, he was the Head of Sports at Network Broadcasting Limited.[1]

Education

He is an alumnus of Bechem Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School and Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast.[6] He holds a master's degree in Governance & Leadership) from GIMPA and a B.A. in English, Philosophy and Classics from the University of Ghana.[1]

References
  1. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. "Nii Lante Vanderpuye". www.ghanamps.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. Gadugah, Nathan (13 November 2012). "If Okaikoi gets more than 35% votes I will relinquish the seat- Nii Lante Vanderpuye". Joy Online. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  4. "Nii Lantey Vanderpuye wins Odododiodio". Ghana News Aid. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  5. "Know Your Deputy Ministers".
  6. http://www.parliament.gh/members_details.php?ddt=252


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