Seth Kwame Acheampong
Seth Kwame Acheampong | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Mpraeso | |
| In office January 2013 – December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Osafo-Mensah |
| Succeeded by | Davis Ansah Opoku |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1971 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Seth Kwame Acheampong (born December 18, 1971) is a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Mpraeso Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] In 2020, he lost the bid to lead the New Patriotic Party going into the parliamentary elections to Davis Ansah Opoku.[2] He is currently serving as the minister of the Eastern Region. [3]
Personal life[edit]
Acheampong is a Christian (Presbyterian). He is married.[4]
Early life and education[edit]
Acheampong was born on December 18, 1971. He hails from Atibie-Kwahu, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[4] He entered the Graduate School of Management, France, Paris and obtained his postgraduate diploma in Management in 2008.[4]
Politics[edit]
Acheampong is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is a member of the 5th, 6th and 7th parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[5] He first came into the parliament in January 2009 obtaining 17,519 votes out of 25,468 valid votes in his Constituency.[6] In 2012, he contested for re-election into the Mpraeso Constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the NPP to become a member of the sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.[4] He is still representing his Constituency till date.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana.
- ^ "OPK beats Seth Acheampong". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Eastern Reg. Minister receives massive support to return to Parliament in 2025". StarrFm Ghana.
- ^ a b c d "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Acheampong, Kwame Seth". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ a b "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
- ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Acheampong, Kwame Seth". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
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