Aquinas Tawiah Quansah

Hon.
Aquinas Tawiah Quansah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Mfantseman
In office
7 January 2013 – 6 January 2017
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byEkow Hayford
Majority2,361
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Mfantseman West
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
Preceded byStephen Asamoah Boateng
Succeeded byConstituency changed
Majority3,176
Personal details
BornGhana
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Aquinas Tawiah Quansah (born 4 April 1964) is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of the Parliament of Ghana and deputy Central Regional Minister of Ghana.[1] He was appointed by President John Evan Atta Mills and served till January 2013.[2][3]

Early years and education

Quansah was born on 4 April 1964 in Saltpond, Central Region. He attended the Almeda College in Atlanta, USA and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.[4]

Politics

Quansah was the former member of parliament for the Mfantseman constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. He contested for the Mfantseman constituency seat in the 2012 General Elections and won. He garnered 31,837 votes, which represented 50.95% of the total votes cast and hence defeated the other contestants including Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Eugene Kwaninaabaka Baiden, Onaventure William Appiah and Veronica Esi Adu-Boateng. However, in 2016, he lost the National Democratic Congress nomination and so did not get the chance to represent the party in the 2016 General Elections.[4][5] He was the MP for Mfantseman West following the 2008 Ghanaian general election.[6]

Personal life

Quansah is a Christian who fellowships at the Harvest Chapel International. He is married with two children.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Regional Ministers". Government Of Ghana. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ^ "NPP wants to cripple Mahama's family – Aquinas Quansah". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ "NDC race: Central Region NDC rejects Aquinas Tawiah". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. ^ a b c "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Quansah, Tawiah Aquinas". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2012 Results - Mfantseman Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. ^ "Parliamentary Results Mfantseman West (Central Region)". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 26 October 2020.


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