Hon Kwame Owusu Frimpong | |
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Member of the
Ghana Parliament for Ahafo Ano North | |
Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano North Constituency | |
In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009 | |
President | John Agyekum Kufour |
Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano North Constituency | |
In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005 | |
President | John Agyekum Kufour |
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development | |
President | John Agyekum Kufour |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 October 1960 |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Residence(s) | Accra, Ghana |
Alma mater | University of Ghana |
Profession | Revenue Officer |
Kwame Owusu Frimpong is a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of parliament for the Ahafo Ano North constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic. [1]
Frimpong was born on 10 October 1960. [1] He had his tertiary education at the University of Ghana where he obtained a diploma in Statistics. [1]
Prior to entering politics, Frimpong was a Revenue Officer. [1]
Frimpong is a member of the New Patriotic Party. [2] He was a member of parliament for the Ahafo Ano North constituency for two parliamentary terms: the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana, and the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. [3] [4] In his first term, he represented the constituency from 7 January 2001 to 6 January 2005 and for his second term in office, he represented the constituency from 7 January 2005 to 6 January 2009. [3] [4] During his tenure as a member of parliament, he was the chairperson of Ghana-China Parliamentary Friendship Association (GCPFA). [3]
In the year 2000, Frimpong won the general elections as the member of parliament for the Ahafo-Ano North constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. [5] [6] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [5] [6] His constituency was a part of the 31 parliamentary seats out of 33 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region. [7] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 99 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats. [8] He was elected with 12,432 votes out of 24,420 total valid votes cast. [5] [6] This was equivalent to 52% of the total valid votes cast. [5] [6] He was elected over Annor Baffour of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson O. Antoh of the People's National Convention and Paul K. A. Mono of the Convention People's Party. [5] [6] These won 10,784, 515 and 174 votes out of the total valid votes cast respectively. [5] [6] These were equivalent to 45.1%, 2.2% and 0.7% respectively of total valid votes cast. [5] [6]
Frimpong was elected as the member of parliament for the Ahafo Ano North constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana one more time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. [4] [9] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [4] [9] His constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region. [10] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. [11] He was elected with 15,045 votes out of 28,469 total valid votes cast. [4] [9] This was equivalent to 52.8% of total valid votes cast. [4] [9] He was elected over Atta Sampson of the Peoples’ National Convention, Addai-Amankwah David K. of the National Democratic Congress, Tabi John of the Convention People's Party and Adu Gyamfi Emmanuel of the Democratic People's Party. [4] [9] These obtained 220, 12,789, 222 and 193 votes respectively of total votes cast. [4] [9] These were equivalent to 0.8%, 44.9%, 0.8% and 0.7% respectively of total valid votes cast. [4] [9]
Frimpong is a Christian. [1]