Josephine Hilda Addoh is a

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politician and a member of the

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. She was the Member of Parliament for the Kwadaso Constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.

Early life and education

Addoh was born on 27 September 1957. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Career

Addoh is a businesswoman, she's into real estate and self-employed.

Political career

Hilda, known for her great speaking prowess and analysis is a member of the

. She became a member of parliament from January 2005 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2004. She was elected as the member of parliament for Kwadaso constituency in the fourth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana and also became a member of the Pan-African Parliament where she once led a delegation to Zimbabwe during the Mugabe-Tsvangirai elections.

Elections

Addoh was elected as the member of parliament for the Kwadoso constituency of 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 ...

for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. She won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. Her constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the

in that election for the Ashanti Region. The

won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. She was elected with 43,929 votes out of 52,830 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 83.2% of total valid votes cast. She was elected over Joseph Yammin of the National Democratic Congress, Essien Daniel of the

Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a 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 Convention (UG ...

and Owusu Ansah Cosmos of the

Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere The Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE) is an inactive political party in terms of elections in Ghana. It has not contested any elections since the 2004 Ghanaian general election. According to Ghanaian law, political parties must have a pres ...

party. These obtained 7,173, 1,436 and 292 votes respectively of total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 13.6%, 2.7% and 0.6% respectively of total valid votes cast.

Personal life

Addoh is a Christian.

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