Dan Kwasi Abodakpi (born 27 February 1950) is a

Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

politician and a member of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth

Republic of Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

representing the Keta constituency in the

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi-et ...

.Ghana Parliamentary Register(2004–2008) He served as the former Minister of Trade and Industry.

Early life and education

Abodakpi was born in Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana on 27 February 1950. He attended the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

and obtained a

Doctor of Philosophy A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common Academic degree, degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields ...

. He also attended the

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...

and obtained his

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

Career

Abodakpi is a

chemical engineer In the field of engineering, a chemical engineer is a professional, equipped with the knowledge of chemical engineering, who works principally in the chemical industry to convert basic raw materials into a variety of products and deals with the ...

by profession and was a member of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic Of Ghana for the Keta Constituency from 1997 to 2009.

Politics

Abodakpi is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993 after he was pronounced winner at the

1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 December 1992, the first since 1979. Voter turnout was just 28.1% amidst a boycott by opposition parties, who had claimed the preceding presidential elections in November – won by former military ...

held on 29 December 1992. He was thereafter re-elected into the second parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana after the December 1996

General elections on the Ticket of the National Democratic Congress for the

Keta Keta is a coastal town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District. Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they f ...

Constituency in the

of Ghana.

2000 Elections

Abodakpi was elected as the member of parliament for the Keta constituency in the

2000 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.National Democratic Congress. His constituency was a part of the 17 parliamentary seats out of 19 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the

. The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 92 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected with 25,090 votes out of 27,853 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 90.9% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Chris Archmann-Ackummey of the National Reformed Party, Emmanuel K. Vorkeh of the

New Patriotic Party , logo = , colorcode = #132f7a , founder = , founded = 28 July 1992 , dissolved = , leader = Nana Akufo-Addo , chairman = Stephen Ayensu Ntim Stephen Ntim elected NPP National Chairman on fifth attempt http://www.gna.org.gh/1.2152672 ...

, Gladys Adzo Tsikpo of the

Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Conven ...

and Ferdinanad Fiawoo-Piccolo of the People's National Convention. They obtained 898, 847, 519 and 244 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 3.3%, 3.1%, 1.9% and 0.9% respectively of total valid votes cast.

Personal life

Abodakpi is a Christian. He has seven (7) children, five (5) girls and two (2) boys.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abodakpi, Dan Kwasi Politicians from Volta Region Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005 University of Pennsylvania alumni Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009 Ghanaian engineers 1950 births National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians Ghanaian Christians Living people University of Ghana alumni Ghanaian expatriates in the United States Trade ministers of Ghana Ghanaian MPs 1997–2001 Ewe people 20th-century Ghanaian politicians 21st-century Ghanaian politicians