Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Profession:Politician
Occupation:Lecturer, Lawyer
Alma Mater:University of London
GIMPA
Children:4
Party:New Patriotic Party
Nationality:Ghanaian
Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi
Birth Place:Patriensa
Birth Date:12 April 1962
Term End:6 January 2017
Term Start:7 January 2013
Predecessor:New
Parliament:Ghana
Committees:Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee; Finance Committee and Standing Orders Committee
Office:Asante-Akim Central Constituency
Office2:Asante-Akim North Constituency
Term End2:6 January 2013
Term Start2:7 January 2009
Predecessor2:Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu[1]
Successor2:Kwadwo Baah Agyemang
Term Start3:7 January 2021

Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi (born 12 April 1962) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician.[2] He is a member of parliament for Asante-Akim Central constituency in the Seventh Parliament and 8th Parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana in the Ashanti Region, a position he has held since 2009. He represents the New Patriotic Party.[3] [4] [5] [6] Currently, he is a board member of VRA[7] and also the chairperson for the Ghana National Fire Service Council.[8]

Education

Anyimadu-Antwi attended KNUST and had his BSc in Land Economy. He earned a certificate in Project Planning and Management at GIMPA, and an MBA at the University of Ghana, Legon. He qualified as Barrister in Law and was called to the Bar at the Ghana School of Law. He has a masters of law (LLM) degree in Intellectual Property Law from the University of London.[9] [10]

Early life

Anyimadu-Antwi was born on 12 April 1962. He hails from Patriensa in the Ashanti region.[11]

Career

He is an Educationist by profession.[12] He worked at the Land Valuation Division as an assistance valuer from 1989 to 1991. He was then employed as the Estate Officer to assist the manager at the State Insurance Company Of Ghana but now the chief executive officer at real estate (private consultant).

Politics

He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[13] He served as member of parliament for Asante-Akim North Constituency succeeding the former Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, the late Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu for one term between 2009 and 2013.[14] [15] In 2012, the Asante Akim North was rezoned and divided into two birthing the Asante Akim Central Constituency which fell under the Asante Akim-Central Municipal and the already existing Asante Akim North Constituency. In the 2012 parliamentary elections, he then moved to the Asante Akim Central to stand as member of parliament which he won.

He stood to reelected into the next parliament in the 2016 elections for the Asante Akim Central in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He was voted into office for a third term after defeating his opposition in the 2016 general elections, winning with 75.90% of the total votes cast.[16]

In December 2020, he stood again in the Parliamentary elections[17] [18] and won by getting 22,681 votes representing 52.72% against his closest contender Richard Adu Darko, an independent candidate who got 12,570 votes representing 29.22% of the votes cast to represent in the 8th Parliament of Ghana.[19] [20]

Committees

He served as chairperson for the Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises Committee of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[21] Currently, he is the chairperson for the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee,[22] [23] a member of the Finance Committee and also a member of the Standing Orders Committee.[24]

Personal life

He is married with four children. He is a Christian and a member of the Presbyterian church. He is also a member of the Ghana Bar Association

In 2017, his daughter committed suicide by hanging herself at KNUST.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GNA . 12 October 2008 . Anyimadu-Antwi succeeds Baah-Wiredu as MP for Asante Akim North. ModernGhana . 25 December 2020.
  2. Web site: UKGCC. 2018-07-05. HON. KWAME ANYIMADU-ANTWI. 2020-12-25. UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. en-US.
  3. http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=5296 | Ghana MPs – MP Details – Anyimadu-Antwi, Kwame
  4. Web site: 'I have lost my best friend' – Asante Akim MP / General News 2017-03-01.
  5. Web site: Parliamentarians have let Ghanaians down – Anyimadu-Antwi / General News 2016-09-12.
  6. Web site: Agency. Ghana News. 2020-02-18. Asante-Akim Central NPP youth invades Party office over nomination forms. 2020-07-04. News Ghana. en-US.
  7. Web site: Volta River Authority Board Chairman and Members. 2022-02-04. www.vra.com.
  8. Web site: GHANA NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE COUNCIL. 2022-02-04. Ministry of the Interior│Republic of Ghana. en-GB.
  9. Web site: Ghana MPs – MP Details – Anyimadu-Antwi, Kwame. 2020-12-26. www.ghanamps.com.
  10. Web site: Parliament of Ghana. www.parliament.gh. 2020-01-11.
  11. Web site: Ghana MPs – MP Details – Anyimadu-Antwi, Kwame. 2020-07-04. www.ghanamps.com.
  12. Web site: Welcome to Ghana Members of Parliament Website. 2020-07-06. ghanamps.com.
  13. Web site: Members of Parliament. 2022-02-04. Fact Check Ghana. en-US.
  14. Web site: Asante Akim North Summary – 2008 Elections. 2020-12-25. www.modernghana.com.
  15. Web site: Anyimadu-Antwi succeeds Baah-Wiredu as MP for Asante Akim North. 2020-12-26. Modern Ghana. en.
  16. Web site: Asante Akim Central Summary – 2016 Elections. 2020-12-25. www.modernghana.com.
  17. Web site: NPP Parliamentary Primaries: Possible Winning Candidates. 2020-07-04. Modern Ghana. en.
  18. Web site: Online. Peace FM. Asante-Akim Central NPP Youth Invade Party Office Over Nomination Forms. 2020-07-04. Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news.
  19. Web site: 2020-12-09. Asante Akim Central Summary – 2020 Elections. 2020-12-25. www.modernghana.com.
  20. Web site: Online. Peace FM. Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Gays Haven't Demanded For Rights – NPP MP Explains. 2022-02-04. Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news.
  21. Web site: raskorsa. 2020-01-06. Chairpersons Of Parliamentary Select Committees On Trade, Transport And State Enterprise Evaluate Maritime And Port Industry In 2019. 2020-12-25. Ghananews247. en-US. 2020-11-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20201126235509/http://www.ghananews247.com/2020/01/06/chairpersons-of-parliamentary-select-committees-on-trade-transport-and-state-enterprise-evaluate-maritime-and-port-industry-in-2019/. dead.
  22. Web site: 2021-10-27. Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Anyimadu-Antwi backs Speaker's decision to make sitting public – MyJoyOnline.com. 2022-02-04. www.myjoyonline.com. en-US.
  23. Web site: GNA. Ghana affirms commitment towards implementation of African Court's decision News Ghana. 2022-02-04. newsghana.com.gh/. en-US.
  24. Web site: Parliament of Ghana. 2022-02-04. www.parliament.gh.
  25. Web site: 2017-03-01. My daughter's suicide came to me like 'thunder' – MP breaks silence. 2022-02-04. Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. en-US.