HON. EMMANUEL AKWASI GYAMFI – ODOTOBIRI Constituency

Gyamfi was born on 1 December 1974.He hails from Homase No. 2 in the Ashanti region of Ghana.He had his Bachelor of Science degree in Planning from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi.He obtained the degree in 2000.He is also a product of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration.He obtained an Executive master’s degree from the institute.This was in 2008.

Political career

Gyamfi entered parliament as the Member of parliament elected for the Odotobri Constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He maintained his seat in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana from 7 January 2008 to 6 January 2013. He was elected with 22,914 votes out of the 27,700 valid votes cast equivalent to 82.7% of the total valid votes cast on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections. He was elected again into parliament on 7 January 2013 after the completion of the 2012 Ghanaian General Elections. He was then reelected on 7 January 2017 after the 2016 Ghanaian General Elections where he obtained 66.13% of the valid votes cast. He is a member of the Mines and Energy Committee and the Children and Gender Committee of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.

Committees

Gyamfi is the chairperson of the Local Government and Rural Development Committee, a member of the Government Assurance Committee and also a member of the Health Committee.

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