Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh
Hon. Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh | |
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| Member of Parliament for Sunyani East | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Henry Mensah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh 6 November 1966 Jinijini, Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer/Lecturer[1] |
| Committees | Judiciary Committee (Chairperson); Standing Orders Committee; Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee; Education Committee |
Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh (born November 6, 1966) is a Ghanaian politician and member of parliament for the Sunyani East constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic.[2] In February 2024, he was nominated as the Presiding Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Ameyaw-Cheremeh was born on November 6, 1966.[2] He hails from Jinijini, a town in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.[4] He entered the University of Ghana and obtained his Master of Philosophy degree in Public Administration in 2008. He also attended Ghana School of Law and obtained his Bachelor of Laws in 1995. He has also attended the Galilee College in Israel and graduated with the 2008 class.[2][4]
Career
[edit]Ameyaw-Cheremeh is currently serving as the Board Chairman of Bui Power Authority.[5] He served as the General Secretary at the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG).[4] He is a Lawyer by profession.[2]
Politics
[edit]Ameyaw-Cheremeh is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He was elected in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections as the Member of parliament for the Sunyani East constituency for the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[6] He obtained 33,765votes of 53,844 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 62.71% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Alanyina Sampana Sampson of the People's National Convention, Justice Samuel Adjei of the National Democratic Congress, Peter Kwaw Alibah of the Democratic Freedom Party and Kwakye Kofi of the Convention People's Party.[7] These obtained 1.25%, 34.97%, 0.29% and 0.78% respectively of all total valid votes cast.[7] In 2012, he contested again for the Sunyani East constituency seat on the ticket of the NPP for the sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.[4] He served in the Parliament of Ghana for Sunyani East constituency and as the house majority chief whip.[8] As a New Patriotic Party (NPP) member, he obtained 42,478 votes out of the 71,918 valid votes cast representing 59.06% of the total votes cast in the 2012 Ghanaian general elections.[9]
Committees
[edit]Ameyaw-Cheremeh is the Chairperson for the Judiciary Committee; a member of the Standing Orders Committee; a member of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee; and a member of the Education Committee.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Ameyaw-Cheremeh is a Christian.[2] He is married, and has four children.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ghana MPS – MP Details – Cheremeh, Ameyaw Kwasi". ghanamps.gov.gh. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Cheremeh, Ameyaw Kwasi". 2016-04-25. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "Ameyaw-Cheremeh nominated as presiding Speaker of Parliament". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2024-02-16. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Cheremeh, Kwasi Ameyaw". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ Ameyaw-Cheremeh, Kwasi. "Hon. Kwasi Ameyaw-Cheremeh". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Results Parliamentary Elections". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ a b Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 73.
- ^ Jafaru, Musah Yahaya. "New leadership of Parliament named. Prof. Mike Oquaye is Speaker, Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader – Graphic Online | Ghana News". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Cheremeh, Ameyaw Kwasi". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2022-11-15.