Anthony Effah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Early life and education

Effah was born on 24 January 1960 and hails from Breman-Brakwa in the Central Region of Ghana. He had his Bachelors' degree in Economics in 1985 and also his Executive Masters' in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Ghana in 2003.

Career

Effah was the Director of Risk Management and Compliance at Fidelity Bank in

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. He was also the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Brakwa-Breman Rural Bank.

Politics

Effah is a member of New Patriotic Party. He was the member of Parliament for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency in the Central Region from 2017 to 2021. He won the parliamentary seat in the

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s with 23,760 votes making 50.1% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate

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had 23,330 votes making 49.2% of the total votes cast, the PPP parliamentary candidate Richard Ato Quinoo had 237 votes making 0.5% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Hayford Amoakoh had 90 votes making 0.2% of the total votes cast. In 2019, he was a member of the Finance Committee.

Personal life

Effah is a Christian.

References

Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021 1959 births Living people New Patriotic Party politicians {{Ghana-politician-stub