Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin (born 27 May 1978) is the Member of the Parliament of

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for the Effutu constituency, Central Region. He also serves as a member of the committee on Defense and Interior Committee in Ghana Parliament. He is currently the Deputy Majority Leader in the

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Early life and education

He studied law at the

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, (LLB/mgt, 2003–2006), Ghana School of Law where he received a Barrister at Law certification (2007-2009), and received an M.A in international politics and security studies at the

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(2009-2010).

Career

Between the year 1999 and 2003, the Effutu legislator worked as a Principal Postal Officer at the Ghana Post Company Limited. Also, he worked at the Excel Courier Ghana Limited as the Director between 2004 and 2011 and an Associate at Dehenya Chambers from 2010 to 2016.

Politics

In 2012, on the ticket of the NPP, Afenyo-Markin contested the NDC parliamentary candidate, Mike Allen Hammah and won. He became the chairman of Ghana Water Company Ltd (GWCL) in 2017. He was alleged to have been involved in the near collapse of GWCL and other financial improprieties, over which he launched an defamation lawsuit in the court. He has been on the Committee of Defense and the Interior Finance Committee in Ghana Parliament In 2021, Afenyo-Markin together with Abdul-Aziz Ayaba Musah, Johnson Kwaku Adu, Laadi Ayii Ayamba and

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were sworn in during the Extraordinary Session 2021 of the Parliament of the

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which happened in

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Projects/Initiatives

One Teacher, One Laptop

The One Teacher, One Laptop initiative was launched on 13 October 2018, during the donation of 100 laptops to teachers within the Effutuman at the Ebenezer Methodist Church in Winneba. In January, 2021, 40 newly posted teachers received laptops to enhance teaching and learning. Through this initiative about 1000 laptops have been donated to teachers of both private and public schools in the constituency.

The Effutu Dream

The Effutu Dream was initiated in February 2020 to promote the Effutuman culture which will create a sense of belonging among the youth in its constituency. This also focused on capacity building of its constituents. The dream aimed at branding Effutu Constituency to attract tourists and investors. This initiative was birthed at a conference under a theme "Actualizing the Effutu Dream; the role of Effutu youth".

14 Libraries Project

As part of delivering quality education in the constituency, 14 libraries have been constructed to enable a reading culture among young people. A total of 14 libraries have been constructed under this initiative.

Royal Palm Tree Project

On 7 March 2020, Afenyo-Markin planted Royal Palm trees in the Winneba capital.

Personal life

Afenyo-Markin is married to Dianne Markin and they have kids. He plays table tennis and golf. He is a member of the fraternal society called Freemasonry in Ghana, Freemason.

References

External links

Parliament of Ghana biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Afenyo-Markin, Alex Living people 1978 births Ghanaian Freemasons 21st-century Ghanaian lawyers Alumni of the University of Bradford Alumni of the University of Buckingham Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017 People from Central Region (Ghana) Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025