Nii Armah Ashitey

Hon
Nii Armah Ashitey
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Korle Klottey
Assumed office
7 January 2009
Preceded by Nii Adu Daku Mante
Minister for Employment and Labour Relations
Assumed office
14 February 2013
President John Dramani Mahama
Preceded by Moses Asaga
(Employment and Social Welfare)
Greater Accra Regional Minister
In office
January 2009 – 7 January 2013
President John Atta Mills
John Dramani Mahama
Preceded by Shiekh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye
Succeeded by Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo
Personal details
Born (1950-01-28) 28 January 1950
Nationality Ghanaian
Political party National Democratic Congress
Alma mater Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Profession Lawyer

Nii Armah Ashitey is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Korle Klottey and is also the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations in the Ghana government.

Work

Ashietey studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social sciences. He later became a Barrister-at-Law in 1986 after studying at the Ghana School of Law. He worked as the Chief executive officer of Ocerec Company Limited in Accra before going into politics.[1]

Politics

Ashitey was the Chief executive for the Tema Metropolitan Area between 1993 and 2001. He joined the National Democratic Congress and stood on their ticket in the Ghanaian general election in December 2004, losing narrowly to the New Patriotic Party candidate Nii Adu Daku Mante.[2] Four years later, he stood again for the same seat, winning with 50.6% of the vote and a majority of 2,622 (4.3%).[3]

In 2009, He was appointed as the Regional Minister for the Greater Accra Region by President Mills in his government. He continued in this position after the death of President Mills. After John Dramani Mahama won the Ghanaian general election in December 2012, he was appointed as the new Minister for Employment and Labour Relations.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hon. Nii Armah Ashietey (NDC) (Klottey Korle)". GhanaDistricts.com. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Electoral Commission of Ghana Parliamentary Election Results Date of Election:- Tuesday, 7th December 2004" (PDF). Parliamentary results. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Parliamentary Results Korle Klottey (Greater Accra Region)". Election result. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "President Mahama Administeres Oaths Of Allegiance And Secrecy To 17 Ministers". Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
Nii Adu Daku Mante		 MP for Korle Klottey
2009 – present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Shiekh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye		 Greater Accra Regional Minister
2009 – 2013 		Succeeded by
Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo
Preceded by
 Minister for Employment and Labour Relations
2013 – present 		Incumbent
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