Grace Addo | |
Constituency Mp: | Manso-Nkwanta |
Parliament: | Ghana |
Term Start: | 7 January 2013 |
Term End: | 6 January 2017 |
Birth Date: | 24 December 1960 |
Nationality: | Ghanaian |
Party: | New Patriotic Party |
Alma Mater: | University of Education, Winneba |
Grace Addo (born 24 December 1960) is a Ghanaian politician. She was a member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. She represented the Manso-Nkwanta constituency and is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[1] [2]
Addo was born on 24 December 1960 at Asarekrom in the Ashanti Region. She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Education, Winneba.[3]
Prior to becoming a member of the Parliament of Ghana in 2012. She worked as a tutor at Ejuraman Anglican School.
Addo was the former New Patriotic Party member of parliament representative for Manso-Nkwanta constituency.[4] [5] [6] In 2012, she contested in the General Elections and won. She garnered 29, 500 votes which represents 77.03% of the total votes cast and hence defeated the other contestants including Alex Kwame Bonsu, Seth Amakye and Rita Fosuah.[7] In 2016, she lost in the New Patriotic Party parliamentary elections and hence did not get the chance to represent the party in the 2016 Ghanaian General Elections.[8] [9] In 2020, she again lost in the New Patriotic Party parliamentary elections.[10]
Addo is a Christian. She is married with three children.