Dominic Akuritinga Ayine (born 6 January 1966) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bolgatanga East Constituency in the Upper East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Early life

Ayine was born on 6 January 1966 in

Zuarungu Zuarungu is a town in the Upper East Region of Ghana east of Bolgatanga. The village is the capital of the Bolgatanga East District. The people living in Zuarungu are part of the Frafra-Tribe so additionally to speaking English many of them c ...

Upper east region The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regi ...

of Ghana.

Education

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in law from

University Of Ghana, Legon 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 B ...

in the Greater Accra Region of

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and GSL in 1995. He earned his

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in ( International Economic Law) at University of Michigan Law School in 1998. He then went to

Stanford University Law School Stanford Law School (Stanford Law or SLS) is the law school of Stanford University, a private research university near Palo Alto, California. Established in 1893, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious law schools in the world. Stanford ...

, in

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, USA for a JSD (Trade and Democracy) in 2006.

Politics

Hon. Ayine is a member of National Democratic Congress and represent the Bolgatanga East constituency in the

Upper East Region The Upper East Region is located in north Ghana and is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers or 2.7 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. The Upper East regi ...

in the Seventh and Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

2012 election

Hon. Ayine first contested the Bolgatanga East constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the

2012 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on Friday 7 December 2012 to elect a president and members of Parliament in 275 electoral constituencies. Owing to the breakdown of some biometric verification machines, some voters could not vote, and voting ...

and won with 8, 841 votes representing 61.43% of the total votes. He won the parliamentary seat over Rockson Ayine Bukari of New Patriotic Party who pulled 3, 523 votes which is equivalent to 24.48%, parliamentary candidate for PNC David Apasera had 1, 873 votes representing 13.01% and the parliamentary candidate for Progressive People's Party (PPP) Baba Starling Ayinenongma pulled 156 votes which is equivalent to 1.08% of the total votes.

2016 election

Hon. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine was re- elected as a member of parliament for Bolgatanga East constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the

2016 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament. Former foreign minister Nana Akufo-Ad ...

and won with 10, 492 votes representing 70.68% of the total votes. He was elected over Emmanuel Abugre Abole of New Patriotic Party who pulled 4, 224 votes which is equivalent to 28.44% and the parliamentary candidate for Progressive People's Party (PPP) Baba Starling Ayinenogma had 138 votes representing 0.93 of the total votes.

2020 election

Dominic Akuritinga Ayine again contested the Bolgatanga East (Ghana parliament constituency) parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the

2020 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2020. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was re-elected in the first round after securing a majority of the votes. Former President John Dramani Mahama says he ...

and won the parliamentary seat with 12, 394 votes representing 67.23% of the total votes. He won the election over Emmanuel Abugre Abole of New Patriotic Party who pulled 6, 048 votes which is equivalent to 32.77% of the total votes.

Employment

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, Faculty of Law,

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, Legon-

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

* Deputy Minister for Justice

Personal life

Ayine is a Christian. He is married (with seven children).

References

Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021 1966 births Living people National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians University of Michigan Law School alumni Stanford Law School alumni Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025 University of Ghana alumni {{Ghana-politician-stub