John Kofi Gyasi is a Ghanaian Politician and was a member of the first and second Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the
Adansi-Asokwa 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 ...
of Ghana.
Early life and education
Kofi Gyasi was born on 22 April 1946 in Brofoyedru 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 ...
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 ...
. He attended Dunkwa Secondary School and
Akrokerri Teacher Training College where he obtain his POST-SEC Cert A.
Politics
He was first elected into the 1st parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993 after emerging winner at the
1992 Ghanaian Parliamentary Elections.
He was then elected to parliament on the ticket of the
National Democratic Congress during the
1996 Ghanaian General Election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 1996. In the presidential election, incumbent Jerry Rawlings of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), National Democratic Congress (NDC) was reelected in a single round, defeating John Kufuor ...
as a member of parliament representing the
Adansi Asokwa 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 ...
. In 1996, he obtained 10,999 votes out of the 19,978 valid votes cast representing 55.06%.
Career
He is a teacher by profession and an insurance rep and formerly a member of parliament for the
Adansi-Asokwa constituency in
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 ...
.
Personal life
Gyasi is a Christian.
[Ghana parliamentary Register]
References
Living people
National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians
Politicians from Ashanti Region
Ghanaian MPs 1997–2001
21st-century Ghanaian politicians
Government ministers of Ghana
1946 births
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