Joses Asare-Akoto Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Office2:Member of Parliament
Term Start2:7 January 2009
Term End2:6 January 2013
President2:John Atta Mills
Predecessor2:Kofi Osei-Ameyaw
Successor2:Kofi Osei-Ameyaw
Joses Asare-Akoto
Constituency:Asuogyaman
Party:National Democratic Congress
Birth Date:25 December 1950
Majority2:NDC
Nationality: Ghanaian
Children:5
Alma Mater:City and Guilds[1]
Occupation:Reverend Minister[2]

Joses Asare-Akoto (born December 25, 1950) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of parliament of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[3] He represented the Asuogyaman Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[4]

Early life and education

Asare-Akoto hails from Akwamufie, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[5] He attended the City and Guilds College in 1973.

Career

Asare-Akoto is a minister and was a Pastor at Church of Philadelphia International.

Politics

Asare-Akoto is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He contested for the Asuogyaman constituency seat on the ticket of the NDC in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections and won. He was elected with 16,608 votes out of the 32,372 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 51.3% of total valid votes cast.[6] He was elected over Kofi Osei-Ameyaw of the New Patriotic Party, Slanzy Atsu Wornah of the People's National Convention and Agnes Deprah Ayensu of the Convention People's Party. These obtained 47.80%, 0.33% and 0.57% respectively of total valid votes cast.

Personal life

He identifies as a Christian (Church of Philadelphia International) and is married with five children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghana MPS - MP Details - Asare-Akoto, Joses (Rev) (Dr) . ghanamps.gov.gh . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160506163921/http://ghanamps.gov.gh/mps/details.php?id=85 . 6 May 2016 . dead.
  2. Web site: Ghana MPS - MP Details - Asare-Akoto, Joses (Rev) (Dr) . ghanamps.gov.gh . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160506163921/http://ghanamps.gov.gh/mps/details.php?id=85 . 6 May 2016 . dead.
  3. Web site: Results Parliamentary Elections . 2020-07-10 . GhanaWeb..
  4. Web site: Ghana MPs - MP Details - Asare-Akoto, Joses (Rev) (Dr) . 2020-07-07 . GhanaMps..
  5. Web site: 2016-05-06 . Ghana MPs - MP Details - Asare-Akoto, Joses (Rev) (Dr) . https://web.archive.org/web/20160506163921/http://ghanamps.gov.gh/mps/details.php?id=85 . 6 May 2016 . 2020-07-10 . Ghana MPs.
  6. Book: Ghana Elections 2008. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. Ghana. 86.