Kwame Asafu Adjei Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Kwame Asafu-Adjei
Office:Member of Parliament for Nsuta-Kwamang-Beposo Constituency
Term Start:7 January 2017
Term End:6 January 2021
Successor:Adelaide Ntim
Birth Date:10 October 1950
Birth Place:Nsuta, Ghana
Birthname:Kwame Asafu-Adjei
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:New Patriotic Party
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Deputy Director
Portfolio:Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs

Kwame Asafu-Adjei[1] is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Nsuta-Kwamang-Beposo Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[2] [3] [4]

Early life and education

Adjei was born on 10 October 1950 in a town called Nsuta in the Ashanti Region. He acquired a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Tennessee State University, Nashville, USA in 1980.

Career

He worked as the chief executive officer of Asafaco Consult Company Limited in Accra. He was the Deputy Director of Policy, Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation (PPME) and the Head of the Livestock Planning Committee at MOFA.

Political career

He was elected into the sixth parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana on 7 January 2013 after he contested in the 2012 Ghanaian General Elections.[5] He was then reelected into the seventh parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 2017 after obtaining 51.03% of the valid votes cast at the 2016 Ghanaian General Elections.[6] He is a former Member of Parliament for Nsuta-Kwamang-Beposo Constituency.[7]

In 2017, he was the acting chairman of the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs.[8]

Personal life

He is a Christian and married with three children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kwame Asafu-Adjei . 2022-08-30 . The Publisher Online . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Ghana MPs - MP Details - Asafu-Adjei, Kwame . 2020-02-10 . Ghana MP's.
  3. Web site: Starr Fm Ghana . 2022-08-13 . Asanteman walk for Alan not political - Asafo Adjei — Starr Fm . 2022-08-30 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Bonney . Abigail . 2022-08-16 . NPP should've paid us for awakening interest of Ashanti members - Former NPP MP . 2022-08-30 . Adomonline. . en-US.
  5. Web site: Parliamentary Results - Nsuta, Kwamang, BeposoConstituency . 2020-02-10 . GhanaWeb.
  6. Web site: NDC Primaries: Nsuta Kwamang Constituency. Peace FM Online. 2020-02-10.
  7. Web site: 2022-01-13 . Kwame Asafu Adjei: Bawumia loudly silent on Gideon Boako's disrespect - MyJoyOnline.com . 2022-08-30 . MyJoyOnline . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2017-06-28 . NDC Gave Fertilizers To Party Activists - NPP . 2022-08-30 . DailyGuide Network . en-US.