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Kenneth Amponsah-Yiadom

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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
BornOffinso, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Political 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

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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

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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

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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

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He is a Christian.[1]

References

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  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. Retrieved 3 February 2021.