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Ghanaian politician

Hon.Victoria Adjetey
Member of parliament for Ga south constituency
In office
7 January 1993 – 7 January 1997
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Succeeded byMargaret Clarke Kwesie
Personal details
Born5 June 1942
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materPublic Health Nurses School
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionNurse

Victoria Adjetey is a Ghanaian politician and a nurse. She served as a member of parliament for the Ga South constituency in Greater Accra region of Ghana.

Early life and education

Victoria Adjetey was born on 5 June 1942, she attended Public Health Nurses School where she obtained a Public Health Nursing Certificate in nursing.

Career

She was a former member of the first parliament of the Fourth Republic, she served from January 1993 to January 1997. She is also a nurse.

Politics

Adjetey was elected member of the first parliament of the Fourth Republic during the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. She lost the seat to Margaret Clarke Kwesie of the National Democratic Congress in 1996 Ghanaian general election who defeated Eric Busby Quartey-Papafio of the New Patriotic Party; Jesse Nii Adu Commey Randolp of Convention People's Party; Daniel Addoquaye Pappoe of People's National Congress and Amekah Kwadzo John of Great Consolidated Popular Party.

She was elected with a total valid vote cast of 49,758. This was equivalent to 52.20% of the total valid votes cast. Her opponents obtained respectively 19,180, 3,092, 2,416 and 1,485 votes out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 20.10%, 3.20%, 2.50% and 1.60% respectively of the total valid votes.

Personal life

She is a Christian.

References

  1. "Ghana MPs - List of 2013 - 2017 (6th Parliament) MPs". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  2. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996.
  3. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1992 Results - Ga South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  4. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Ga South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  5. Ephson, Ben (1992). Elections '92.
  6. 1992 Parliamentary Nominations: All Regions Breakdown. 1993.
  7. Ghana (1992). Parliamentary Election, Ghana, 29.12.92: Elected Parliamentarians. Government Printer, South Africa.
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