Kenneth Amponsah-Yiadom

Kenneth Amponsah-Yiadom
MP for Offinso South
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 1997
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Preceded byConstituency merged
Succeeded byFrancis Kwasi Buor
Personal details
Born
PartyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionFarmer, librarian

Kenneth Amponsah-Yiadom is a Ghanaian Politician and a member of the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Offinso South Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He represented the National Democratic Congress.[1]

Early life and education

Kenneth Amponsah-Yiadom was born in Offinso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended Prempeh College and the University of Ghana where he obtained a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Postgraduate diploma in Library Science.[1]

Politics

Kenneth Amponsah-Yiadom was first elected into parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress as a member of parliament for the Offinso South constituency in the Ashanti Region during the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[2][3] He was defeated by Francis Kwasi Buor of the New Patriotic Party during the 1996 Ghanaian general election.[4]

Career

He is a farmer and a librarian by profession and was a former member of parliament for the Offinso South Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana from 1993 to 1997.[1]

Personal life

He is a Christian.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992–1996
  2. ^ "Election 2020: At least 108 current MPs are not returning to Parliament - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ "New MP for Offinso South sworn into office - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results – Offinso South Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Archived from the original on 28 April 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2021.