Kiston Akomea Kissi (born 4 July 1957) is a

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politician and a member of the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the

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Constituency in the Eastern Region of

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Early life and education

Kissi was born on 4 July 1957 at

in the Eastern Region of

Politics

Kissi was first elected into Parliament on the ticket of the

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during the December 2000

General elections. He contested with other persons from various political parties but he was chosen over them. Baba Jamal Mohammed Ahmed of the National Democratic Congress had 12,069 of the votes which is equivalent to 42.80%. Mary Adwoa Buabeng an independent candidate emerged third with a total votes of 1,524 which is 5.40%. The

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's representative Christian Addo polled 397 votes. Samuel Adjei of the

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polled 272 which is equivalent to 1.00%. Kwame Kwarkoh Dickson had 162 which is comparable to 0.60% on the ticket of the People's National Convention. He polled 13,805 votes out of the 28,229 valid votes cast, representing 48.90%. In the 2004 elections, he polled 19,386 votes out of the 37,135 valid votes cast, representing 52.20%.

Career

Kissi is a farmer and a former member of Parliament for the

constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He is also known as a Businessman. He was also The Board Chairman of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) in Ghana.

Personal life

Kissi is a Christian.

References

Living people 1957 births New Patriotic Party politicians Ghanaian Christians Politicians from Eastern Region (Ghana) Ghanaian agriculturalists Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005 Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009 {{Ghana-politician-stub