Hon.
Kofi Amankwa-Manu
Member of Parliament for
Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2021
Personal details
Born11 April 1969
Atwima Foase
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionResearch Assistant
CommitteesGender and Children Committee; Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee

Kofi Amankwa-Manu is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1][2] He is the member of parliament for the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[3]

Early life and education

Amankwa-Manu was born on 11 April 1969 and hails from Atwima Foase in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He had his Ordinary Level in 1989 and his Advanced level in 1991. He further had his BSci in Banking and Finance in 2012 and his LLB in 2015.[4]

Career

Amankwa-Manu served in the office of the president as the Head of Impact Assessment Unit during the first term of President Nana Akufo-Addo as president of Ghana.[1] He was the research assistant Fonaa Institute. He was also the CEO of the Waltons Limited.[4]

Politics

Ahead of the 2020 Ghanian general election, Amankwa-Manu entered the race for the parliamentary candidate in the NPP primaries in the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency.[5][6][7][8] In June 2020 he won the primaries for the Atwima-Kwanwoma Constituency after defeating incumbent member of parliament Kojo Appiah Kubi who had served as member of parliament for three terms and been in parliament since January 2009.[9][10] He won by securing 415 votes whilst the incumbent had 69 votes.[11]

Amankwa-Manu was elected member of parliament for Atwima-Kwanwoma in the 2020 December parliamentary elections. He was declared winner in the parliamentary elections after obtaining 78,209 votes representing 83.78% against his closest contender the National Democratic Congress' candidate Grace Agyemang Asamoah[5] of who had 14,730 votes representing 15.78%.[12][13][14]

Committees

Amankwa-Manu is a member of the Gender and Children Committee and also the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee.[4]

Personal life

Amankwa-Manu is a Christian.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "'I'll provide meaningful devt if...'". Ghanaian Times. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  2. ↑ Nartey, Laud (2020-09-11). "Adopt modern agric practices – NPP PC". 3NEWS. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  3. ↑ FM, Peace. "Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results – Election 2020". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  5. 1 2 "Parliamentary Aspirants Pledge Peace In Polls". The Chronicle Online. 2020-12-03. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  6. ↑ Quaye, Samuel. "NPP must rally grassroots support for victory in 2020 – Aspirant". www.gna.org.gh. Archived from the original on 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  7. ↑ "NPP primaries: Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, 12 others go unopposed". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  8. ↑ "NPP Primaries; Atwima Kwanwoma Is A Constituency To Watch". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  9. ↑ "List of 'fallen' MPs after NPP parliamentary primaries". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  10. ↑ FM, Peace. "2020 Election – Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  11. ↑ "#NPPDecides: 10 incumbent MPs in Ashanti Region lose primaries". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  12. ↑ FM, Peace. "Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency Results – Election 2020". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  13. ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Atwima-kwanwoma". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  14. ↑ "Atwima Kwanwoma – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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