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Ghanaian politician

Hon.Nii Amasah Namoale
Member of Parliament
In office
January 2005 – 2008
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Preceded byGodfried Ako-Nai
ConstituencyDade Kotopon
Member of Parliament
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
ConstituencyDade Kotopon
MajorityNDC
Personal details
Born (1958-07-14) 14 July 1958 (age 66)
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Cape Coast
OccupationAgronomist

Nii Amasah Namoale (born 14 July 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who served as member of parliament for Dadekotopon constituency in the Greater Accra region of Ghana from 7 January 2009 to 7 January 2017.

Early life and education

Namoale was born on 14 July 1958. He hails from La-Accra, a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He completed Ofori Panin Senior High School. He entered the University of Cape Coast, Ghana and obtained his Master of Philosophy degree in agronomy in 2000.

Career

Namoale is an Agronomist by profession. He has worked as the assistant director in the Ministry of Food & Agriculture.

Politics

Namoale is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress as the Member of parliament for the Dade Kotopon constituency in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected with 42,678 votes out of the 74,499 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 57.3% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Francis Nii Annan Sowah of the New Patriotic Party and Cynthia Akua Mensah of the Convention People's Party. These obtained 40.37% and 2.34% respectively of total valid votes cast. In 2012, he contested for the Dadekotopon seat on the ticket of the NDC for representation in the sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won. He was defeated by Hon Vincent Sowah Odotei in the 2016 parliamentary election. He has worked as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture.

Personal life

Namoale is a Christian (Church of Christ). He is married with three children.

References

  1. "'Bigger disgrace awaits NDC' – Namoale". Graphic Online. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Namoale, Nii Amasah". Ghana MPs. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Namoale, Nii Amasah". GhanaMps. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. "Results Parliamentary Elections". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. ^ Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 95.
  6. "March 2012 – Ministry of Food & Agriculture". Ministry of Food & Agriculture.
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