Yaw Effah-Baafi

Yaw Effah-Baafi (born 21 September 1955) was the Member of Parliament of Kintampo South in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.[1][2]

Hon.

Yaw Effah-Baafi
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Kintampo South
In office
7 January 2013 – 6 January 2017
PresidentJohn Mahama
Succeeded byFelicia Adjei
Member of Parliament for Kintampo South Constituency
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
John Mahama
Member of Parliament for Kintampo South Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born (1955-09-21) 21 September 1955
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children5
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
ProfessionAgriculturist

Early life and education

Effah-Baafi was born on 21 September 1955 in Tanfiano No. 2 in the Brong Ahafo region.[2] He attended Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) where he earned his BSc. in Agriculture in 1985. He also graduated from Ghana institute of Management and Public Administration(GIMPA) where he obtained a postgraduate certificate in Administration in 1997 and EMGL in 2008.[1]

Career

Effah-Baafi is an agriculturist. He was the Regional Coordinator for On-Farm trial in MOFA[1]. He also served as the board chairman of Kintampo Rural Bank.[3].

Politics

Effah-Baafi is a member of National Democratic Congress.[4] He was the Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Food and Agriculture[5]. He was also Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs Ghana[6]. He was elected as Member of the Parliament in January 2001 and had a run of 4 terms in office[7]. He was member of committees on Poverty Reduction Strategy, Roads and Transport, Standing Orders Committee, Subsidiary Legislation Committee.[8]

Elections

Effah- Baafi was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Kintampo South constituency in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[9][10] He thus represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[9] [10]He was elected with 14,040votes out of 24,869 total valid votes cast.[9][10] This was equivalent to 56.50% of total valid votes cast.[9][10] He was elected over Kwasi Adu Gyan of the New Patriotic Party, Appiah Emmanuel Kwame of the Democratic People’s Party and Duffour Stephen K of the Convention People’s Party.[9][10] These obtained 38.10% , 4.00% and 1.50% of respectively of total valid votes cast.[9][10] Effah-Baafi was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[9][10] His constituency formed a part of 10 parliamentary seats won by the party out of a total 24 parliamentary seats for the Brong Ahafo region.[11][12] In the 2004 Ghanaian general elections the National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary representation out of a total of 230 parliamentary seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[11][12]

Effah-Baafi was re-elected as the Member of parliament for the Kintampo South constituency in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections.[13][14] He represented the constituency again in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[13][14] He was elected with 13,009votes out of 23,921 total valid votes cast.[13][14] This was equivalent to 54.38% of total valid votes cast.[13][14] He was elected over Yaw Adjei-Duffour of the New Patriotic Party and Atomeh Koranteng Joseph of the People’s National Convention.[13][14] These obtained 44.52% and 1.16% respectively of all total valid votes cast.[13][14] Effah-Baafi was elected again on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[13][14] The National Democratic Congress won majority total of 114 parliamentary representation out of a total 230parliamentary seats in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[15][16]

Personal life

He is married with five children.[1] He is a Christian and attends the Church of Pentecost.[1][2]

References
  1. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Effah-Baafi, Yaw". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. "Ghana Parliament member Yaw Effah-Baafi". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. "Kintampo Rural Bank - Yaw Effah Baafi (Board Chairman)". www.kintamporuralbank.org. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. "EveryPolitician: Ghana - Parliament - Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic". EveryPolitician. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Cedi depreciation won't affect food security - Agric Minister - Central Securities Depository". www.csd.com.gh. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. "Chinese Ambassador to Ghana H.E. Ms. Sun Baohong Attended the Hand-over Ceremony for Office Supplies to the Ministry of Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs". gh.chineseembassy.org. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Effah-Baafi, Yaw". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  8. "Ghana Parliament member Yaw Effah-Baafi". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  9. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Kintampo South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. Elections 2004; Ghana’s Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 134.
  11. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  12. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  13. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Kintampo South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  14. Ghana Elections 2008. Accra: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2010. p. 71.
  15. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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