Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei (born 12 October 1965) ) is a

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politician and a member of the

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(NPP). She was the member of parliament for Bosome-Freho constituency in the

Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...

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 ...

Early life and education

Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei was born on 12 October 1965 in

Asiwa Asiwa is a small town and is the capital of Bosome Freho, a district in the Ashanti Region 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 Atlant ...

. She holds a diploma in Christian Ministry, and an NVQ Level 3 from the National Council for Vocational Qualifications and City and Guilds 7306 from City and Guilds.

Career

Akoh Dei is a businesswoman and a Ghanaian politician in the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She holds a level 3/Adult and further Education Teachers Certificate.

Politics

Akoh Dei is a member of the

and was the member of Parliament for Bosome-Freho constituency in the seventh parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana.

2016 election

Akoh Dei contested the Bosome-Freho constituency parliamentary seat in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party in 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 15,497 votes, representing 62.17% of the total votes. She won the election over Nana Yaw Ofori-Kuragu (Independent) who polled 4,655 votes, equivalent to 18.68%, while parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress Kwame Adarkwa had 4,550 votes, representing 18.25%, Bright Baffour Asare of the PPP polled 123 votes, representing 0.49% and the parliamentary candidate for 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 ...

Yeboah Samuel had 100 votes, equivalent to 0.40% of the total votes.

Personal life

She is a Christian. She is divorced, with three children.

References

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