Ernest Henry Norgbey Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Ernest Henry Norgbey
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp:Ashaiman Constituency
Parliament:Ghana
Term Start:2017
Birth Date:1980 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Ho - Ziavi
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:National Democratic Congress
Children:1
Alma Mater:University of Professional Studies
University of Nottingham
Coventry University

Ernest Henry Norgbey is a Ghanaian politician who has served as Member of Parliament for the Ashaiman constituency in the Greater Accra Region since 2017. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[1]

Early life and education

Norgbey was born in Ho-Ziavi in the Volta Region of Ghana.[2] He studied at the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, where he received a diploma. He also received a diploma at the International School of Aviation.

In 2003, he graduated with an MSC in Supply Chain Management from Coventry University In 2011, he graduated with a BBA from the University of Professional Studies, Accra. In 2014, he became a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply. In 2015, he acquired a Postgraduate Certificate in Public Procurement Law and Policy at the University of Nottingham, UK.[3]

Career before politics

Norgbey worked as a teacher at Happy Home Basic School in 2006–2009 and later became the procurement officer at the National Disaster Management Organization.

Politics

In 2015, he contested and won the NDC parliamentary primaries for Ashiaman constituency in the Greater Accra Region. He won this parliamentary seat during the 2016 Ghanaian general election.

Before the 2020 elections, he accused the Electoral Commission of Ghana of deliberately removing his and 21,000 others' names from the voters register. Though the commission disputed the claims, Ernerst Norgbey announced after 24 hours that his name along with 14,000 other had been restored into the system. [4] [5] [6]

On Saturday 13 May 2023, Ernest Henry Norgbey contested and won the NDC parliamentary primaries for Ashiaman constituency in the Greater Accra Region with 1,627 votes by beating Tony Afenyo who polled 1,221 votes and David Worwui-Brown who also polled 50 votes.[7] [8]

In Parliament, he has been a member of the Defence and Interior Committee.[9] [10]

Personal life

Norgbey is married with one child. He is a Christian.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . Parliament Of Ghana.
  2. Web site: Ghana MPs - MP Details - Norgbey, Ernest Henry . 27 April 2019 . GhanaMps..
  3. Web site: 16 October 2023 . Ernest Henry Norgbey, MP for Ashaiman constituency . 29 August 2024 . Graphic Online.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-18 . Ashaiman MP's name missing from provisional voter register . 2024-08-29 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Boakye . Edna Agnes . Boakye . Edna Agnes . 2020-09-19 . EC restored my name on voters' register after I raised alarm - Ernest Norgbey . 2024-08-29 . en-US.
  6. Web site: 19 September 2020 . Ashaiman MP's name missing from EC's provisional voter register . 29 August 2024 . GhanaWeb.
  7. Web site: Nyavor . George . 13 May 2023 . Losers and winners: NDC parliamentary primaries turn up interesting results . 14 May 2023 . Yen - Ghana news. . en.
  8. Web site: emmakd . 14 May 2023 . From NDC primaries - Who won and who lost and more . 14 May 2023 . Ghana Business News . en-US.
  9. Web site: Gavor . Delali . 8 October 2019 . Enhance Security Of Judges — Ashaiman MP . 29 August 2024 . Modern Ghana.
  10. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2024-08-29 . www.parliament.gh.