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== Politics ==
== Politics ==
In March 2016, she contested and won the [[New Patriotic Party|NPP]] parliamentary primaries in a by-election for the Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern region of Ghana after the death of Joseph Boakye Danquah.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-01 |title=Science teacher Gifty Twum Ampofo wins Abuakwa North NPP primaries - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/science-teacher-gifty-twum-ampofo-wins-abuakwa-north-npp-primaries/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
In March 2016, she contested and won the [[New Patriotic Party|NPP]] parliamentary primaries for the Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana after the death of Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-01 |title=Science teacher Gifty Twum Ampofo wins Abuakwa North NPP primaries - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/science-teacher-gifty-twum-ampofo-wins-abuakwa-north-npp-primaries/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref> She later won the Abuakwa North Constituency by-elections with 10,033 votes making 89.60% of the total votes cast whilst the [[Ghana Freedom Party]] parliamentary candidate Samuel Frimpong had 263 votes making 2.35% of the total votes cast and United People's Party parliamentary candidate Isaac Kwarteng had 901 votes making 8.05% of the total votes cast.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boateng |first=Kojo Akoto |date=2016-03-29 |title=NPP secures resounding victory in Abuakwa North by-election |url=https://citifmonline.com/2016/03/npp-secures-resounding-victory-in-abuakwa-north-by-election/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 2016 election ===
In the [[2016 Ghanaian general election]], she won the Abuakwa North Constituency parliamentary seat <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=7|title=parliament of Ghana}}</ref> Two other candidates namely Victor Emmanuel Smith of the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] and Patrick Adjei Danquah, an Independent candidate also contested in the general elections held in 2016.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Ghana MPs – MP Details – Twum-Ampofo, Gifty|url=http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=5510|access-date=2019-03-09|website=www.ghanamps.com}}</ref> Ampofo won the election by obtaining 17,838 votes out of the 30,281 cast, representing 59.23 percent of total valid votes.<ref name=":1" />


=== 2020 election ===
=== 2020 election ===

Revision as of 17:49, 20 January 2023

Hon.
Gifty Twum Ampofo
MP
Deputy Minister
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2017
PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
Personal details
BornGhana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Gifty Twum Ampofo (born June 11, 1967) is a Ghanaian politician and a Member of Parliament of the New Patriotic Party. She is currently the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Ampofo is the deputy minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection in Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Gifty Twum Ampofo was born on June 11, 1967, in Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She had her BSc. in biology from the University of Cape Coast in 1997. She further had her MBA in Strategic Management.[7] She also had her BSc from the University of Ghana.[8]

Career

Ampofo was a Science tutor at Akosombo International School before becoming a Member of Parliament.[9] She is currently the Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education Training.[6][10]

Politics

In March 2016, she contested and won the NPP parliamentary primaries for the Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana after the death of Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu.[11] She later won the Abuakwa North Constituency by-elections with 10,033 votes making 89.60% of the total votes cast whilst the Ghana Freedom Party parliamentary candidate Samuel Frimpong had 263 votes making 2.35% of the total votes cast and United People's Party parliamentary candidate Isaac Kwarteng had 901 votes making 8.05% of the total votes cast.[12]

2020 election

In the 2020 Ghanaian general election, she again won the Abuakwa North Constituency parliamentary seat with 17,653 votes making 53.2% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Charles Yeboah Darko had 15,551 votes making 46.8% of the total votes cast.[13][14]

Personal life

She is widowed with three children. She is a Christian and worships as a Methodist.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Deputy Ministers". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Akufo-Addo releases names of 50 deputy and 4 more ministerial nominees". Graphic Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers". Yen Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state". Cifi FM Online. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers". Ghana Web. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Deputy Education Minister Supports Constituents". DailyGuide Network. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  7. ^ a b "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Twum-Ampofo, Gifty". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  8. ^ vieta, Kojo (2017). Know your MPs in the 7th Parliament. Accra: Flagbearers. p. 103. ISBN 9789988252281.
  9. ^ "myjoyonline.com". www.parliament.gh. Archived from the original on 2017-11-26. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  10. ^ "cotvet_admin – COTVET". Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  11. ^ "Science teacher Gifty Twum Ampofo wins Abuakwa North NPP primaries - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  12. ^ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2016-03-29). "NPP secures resounding victory in Abuakwa North by-election". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  13. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Abuakwa North Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  14. ^ "Abuakwa North – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 2023-01-20.


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