Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei | |
Constituency Mp: | Bosome-Freho |
Parliament: | Ghana |
Majority: | Yes |
Term Start: | 7 January 2017 |
Term End: | 2021 |
President2: | Nana Akufo-Addo |
Birth Date: | 1965 10, df=y |
Birth Place: | Asiwa, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
Nationality: | Ghanaian |
Party: | New Patriotic Party |
Children: | 3 |
Occupation: | Politician |
Profession: | Businesswoman |
Committees: | Government Assurance Committee, Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee |
Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei (born 12 October 1965) [1]) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She was the member of parliament for Bosome-Freho constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[2] [3] [4]
Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei was born on 12 October 1965 in Asiwa, Ashanti Region. She holds a diploma in Christian Ministry,[5] and an NVQ Level 3 from the National Council for Vocational Qualifications and City and Guilds 7306 from City and Guilds.[6]
Akoh Dei is a businesswoman and a Ghanaian politician in the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[7] She holds a level 3/Adult and further Education Teachers Certificate.
Akoh Dei is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was the member of Parliament for Bosome-Freho constituency in the seventh parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana.[8] [9]
Akoh Dei contested the Bosome-Freho constituency parliamentary seat in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party in the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 15,497 votes, representing 62.17% of the total votes.
She won the election over Nana Yaw Ofori-Kuragu (Independent) who polled 4,655 votes, equivalent to 18.68%, while parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress Kwame Adarkwa had 4,550 votes, representing 18.25%, Bright Baffour Asare of the PPP polled 123 votes, representing 0.49% and the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's Party Yeboah Samuel had 100 votes, equivalent to 0.40% of the total votes.[10] [11]
She is a Christian. She is divorced, with three children.