Joses Asare-Akoto (born December 25, 1950) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of parliament of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[2] He represented the Asuogyaman Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[3]

Hon.
Joses Asare-Akoto
ConstituencyAsuogyaman
Member of Parliament
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byKofi Osei-Ameyaw
Succeeded byKofi Osei-Ameyaw
MajorityNDC
Personal details
Born (1950-12-25) 25 December 1950 (age 73)
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children5
Alma materCity and Guilds[1]
OccupationReverend Minister[1]

Early life and education

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Asare-Akoto hails from Akwamufie, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[4] He attended the City and Guilds College in 1973.[3][4]

Career

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Asare-Akoto is a minister and was a Pastor at Church of Philadelphia International.[3][4]

Politics

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Asare-Akoto is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He contested for the Asuogyaman constituency seat on the ticket of the NDC in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections and won.[3][2] He was elected with 16,608 votes out of the 32,372 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 51.3% of total valid votes cast.[4][5] He was elected over Kofi Osei-Ameyaw of the New Patriotic Party, Slanzy Atsu Wornah of the People's National Convention and Agnes Deprah Ayensu of the Convention People's Party.[5] These obtained 47.80%, 0.33% and 0.57% respectively of total valid votes cast.[5]

Personal life

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He identifies as a Christian (Church of Philadelphia International) and is married with five children.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ghana MPS - MP Details - Asare-Akoto, Joses (Rev) (Dr)". ghanamps.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Results Parliamentary Elections". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Asare-Akoto, Joses (Rev) (Dr)". GhanaMps. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Asare-Akoto, Joses (Rev) (Dr)". Ghana MPs. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 86.