HON. KWAKU AGYENIM-BOATENG – BEREKUM WEST Constituency

Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng (born 1 November 1972) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Berekum West constituency in the Bono Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Political career

Boateng is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He was first elected into Parliament in January 2009 after he emerged winner in the 2008 Ghanaian General Election. He was then re-elected into the 6th and 7th Parliament. He defeated his opposition with 56.33% of the total valid votes after the 2016 Ghanaian general election. He again won the 2020 Ghanaian general elections with 11,245 votes making 47% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Dickson Kyere-Duah had 10,296 votes making 43% of the total votes cast and an Independent candidate Derrick Obeng Mensah had 2,395 votes making 10% of the total votes cast. He was the former Deputy Minister for Railways Development.

Committees

He is a member of the Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises Committee and also a member of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee.

From : Wikipedia / Parliament