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Hon
Gifty Twum-Ampofo
Former MP
MP for Abuakwa North
In office
January 2017 – January 2025
PresidentNana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Succeeded byNana Ampaw Kwame Addo-Frempong
Personal details
Born (1967-06-11) 11 June 1967 (age 57)
Kukurantumi
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Cape Coast, University of Ghana
OccupationTutor
ProfessionPolitician
CommitteesPublic Accounts Committee; Foreign Affairs Committee

Gifty Twum-Ampofo (born 11 June 1967) is a Ghanaian politician and a former Member of Parliament of the New Patriotic Party. She is a former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Ampofo is the deputy minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection in Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

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Gifty Twum-Ampofo was born on 11 June 1967 in Kukurantumi, in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[6] She had her GCE O LEVEL in 1986 and GCE A LEVEL in 1989.[7]

She had her BSc. in Biology from the University of Cape Coast in 1997.[8] She further had her MBA in Strategic Management in 2018.[9] She also had her BSc from the University of Ghana.[10]

Career

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Ampofo was a Science tutor at Akosombo International School before becoming a Member of Parliament.[11] She was also the Head of Science Department and Head of Examinations at the Volta River Authority.[9] She is currently the Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Technical and Vocational Education Training.[5][12]

Politics

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In March 2016, she contested and won the NPP parliamentary primaries for the Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana after the death of Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu.[13][14] She later won the Abuakwa North Constituency by-elections with 10,033 votes, making up 89.60% of the total votes cast, while the Ghana Freedom Party parliamentary candidate Samuel Frimpong had 263 votes making 2.35% of the total votes cast, and the United People's Party parliamentary candidate Isaac Kwarteng had 901 votes making 8.05% of the total votes cast.[15]

2016 election

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In the 2016 Ghanaian general election, she won the Abuakwa North Constituency parliamentary seat with 17,838 votes making 59.23% of the total votes cast, while the NDC parliamentary candidate Victor Emmanuel Smith had 11,754 votes making 39.03% of the total votes cast and an Independent candidate Adjei Danquah Patrick had 524 votes making 1.74% of the total votes cast.[16]

2020 election

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In the 2020 Ghanaian general election, she again won the Abuakwa North Constituency parliamentary seat with 17,653 votes making 53.2% of the total votes cast, while the NDC parliamentary candidate Charles Yeboah Darko had 15,551 votes making 46.8% of the total votes cast.[17][18]

In the parliamentary primaries of 2024 for the NPP, she was defeated in her attempt to represent the party by Nana Ampaw Addo-Frempong. Nana Ampaw secured 222 votes, surpassing his opponent who received 202 votes out of the total valid votes cast.

Committees

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She is a member of the Public Accounts Committee and also a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.[9]

Personal life

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She is married with three children. She is a Christian and worships as a Methodist.[19]

Philanthropy

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In December 2022, she presented foodstuff to over 35,000 people in her constituency.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Deputy Ministers". Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ "List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers". Yen Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state". Cifi FM Online. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers". Ghana Web. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Deputy Education Minister Supports Constituents". DailyGuide Network. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Gifty Twum-Ampofo,MP,Abuakwa North". Graphic Online. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Twum-Ampofo, Gifty". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  10. ^ vieta, Kojo (2017). Know your MPs in the 7th Parliament. Accra: Flagbearers. p. 103. ISBN 9789988252281.
  11. ^ "myjoyonline.com". www.parliament.gh. Archived from the original on 26 November 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  12. ^ "cotvet_admin – COTVET". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Science teacher Gifty Twum Ampofo wins Abuakwa North NPP primaries - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  14. ^ Afful, Henrietta. "Female teacher wins NPP Abuakwa North primary". www.gbcghana.com. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  15. ^ Boateng, Kojo Akoto (29 March 2016). "NPP secures resounding victory in Abuakwa North by-election". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  16. ^ FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Parliament - Abuakwa North Constituency Election 2016 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  17. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Abuakwa North Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Abuakwa North – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Twum-Ampofo, Gifty". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Abuakwa Noth MP Gifty Twum-Ampofo supports constituents with foodstuffs". The Independent Ghana. 29 December 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.