Elizabeth Amoah Tetteh Explained

Birth Date:25 November 1945
Majority2:NDC
Nationality: Ghanaian
Alma Mater:Specialist training College, Winneba
Occupation:Educationist
Party:National Democratic Congress
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:7 January 2005
Term End:6 January 2009
President:John Kufuor
Predecessor:None
Constituency2:Twifu-Atti Morkwaa
Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Constituency:Twifu-Atti Morkwaa
Office2:Member of Parliament
Term Start2:7 January 2009
Term End2:6 January 2013
President2:John Atta Mills
Successor2:Samuel Ato Amoah
Elizabeth Amoah-Tetteh

Elizabeth Amoah-Tetteh (born 25 November 1945) is an educationist[1] and Ghanaian politician. She was the Member of Parliament for the Twifu-Atti Morkwaa constituency in the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[2]

Early life and education

Amoah-Tetteh was born on 25 November 1945. She hails from Twifo-Abodom in the Central Region of Ghana. In 1974 she obtained a Diploma in Physical Education at the Specialist Training College in Winneba.

Career

Amoah-Tetteh worked as an assistant director for Data Collection at the Teacher Education Division of the Ghana Education Service in Accra. She was a member of Parliament for the Twifo-Atti Morkwaa constituency and also the Deputy Minister of Education in-charge of Pre-tertiary Education[3] [4] during regime of His Excellency the Ex-President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama.

Politics

Elizabeth Amoah-Tetteh first represented the Twifo-Atti Morkwaa constituency as a member of parliament in the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana after winning on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections.[5] She obtained a total votes count of 14,724 votes out of the 28,632 valid votes cast representing 51.4% over her other candidates, Abraham Dwuma Odoom of the New Patriotic Party who pulled 13,086 votes representing 42.90% and Rose Buah-Bassuah of the Conventions People's Party who also obtained 1,577 votes representing 5.2%.[6] [7]

Personal life

Amoah-Tetteh is married with seven children. She is a Christian.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 May 2016 . Ghana MPs – MP Details – Amoah-Tetteh, Elizabeth (Mrs) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160506170722/http://ghanamps.gov.gh/mps/details.php?id=70 . 6 May 2016 . 5 July 2020 . GhanaMps.
  2. Book: Ghana Elections 2008. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. Ghana. 81.
  3. Web site: 18 May 2011 . Three-year training programme for visual impaired teachers opens . 2020-08-04 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  4. Web site: 2012-01-30. Mrs Elizabeth Amoah-Tetteh donates food and other items worth GHc1,000 to school. 2020-08-04. News Ghana. en-US.
  5. Web site: FM. Peace. Ghana Election 2008 Results – Twifo – Atti Morkwaa Constituency. 5 July 2020. Ghana Elections – Peace FM.
  6. Web site: FM. Peace. Parliament - Central Region Election 2004 Results. 2020-08-04. Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  7. Web site: Ghana MPs - MP Details - Amoah-Tetteh, Elizabeth (Mrs) . 2020-08-04 . GhanaMps..