Kwabena Ohemeng-Tinyase
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Kade Constituency
Personal details
Born (1952-04-06) April 6, 1952
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Kwabena Ohemeng-Tinyase is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Kade Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1]

Early life and education

Ohemeng-Tinyase was born on 6 April 1962 at Kade in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[2] He earned his bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Ghana in 1978. In 2004, he obtained his certificate in Charted Accountancy from Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana, and a master's degree in Business Administration from Warwick University.[2]

Career

Before Ohemeng-Tinyase elected as a member of parliament, he was chartered Accountant/ country consultant with world Bank ( Rural and private sector development project, Freetown, Sierra Leone from 2010 to 2015, consultant with international fund for agricultural development, Freetown, Sierra Leone from 2015 to 2016.[3]

Politics

Ohemeng-Tinyase is a member of New Patriotic Party and was the member of parliament for Kade constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana in the Seventh Parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana.[3][4]

2016 election

Ohemeng-Tinyasa contested Kade constituency parliamentary seat in the Eastern Region on the ticket of New Patriotic Party during the 2016 Ghanian general election and won with 33, 442 votes representing 69.92% of the total votes. He was elected over George Agyemang Duah of National Democratic Congress who polled 14, 088 votes which is equivalent to 29.46% and the parliamentary candidate for Convention People's Party Frank Eshun had 296 votes representing 0.62% of the total votes.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana.
  2. 1 2 "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ohemeng, Kwabena Tinyase". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  3. 1 2 "Ohemeng, Kwabena Tinyase". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  4. ↑ "NPP primaries: List of all the incumbent MPs kicked out". GhanaWeb. 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  5. ↑ FM, Peace. "Kade Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-10-15.


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