Kwaku Agyenim-Boateng (born 1 November 1972) is a

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ian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Berekum West constituency in the Brong-Ahafo Region on the ticket of the

New Patriotic Party , logo = , colorcode = #132f7a , founder = , founded = 28 July 1992 , dissolved = , leader = Nana Akufo-Addo , chairman = Stephen Ayensu Ntim Stephen Ntim elected NPP National Chairman on fifth attempt http://www.gna.org.gh/1.2152672 ...

Education

He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Planning from

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well a ...

in 1997. He pursued his Masters of Science in Public Policy and Management at the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

in 2008. He also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Law from the

Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a public university in East Anglia, United Kingdom. Its origins are in the Cambridge School of Art, founded by William John Beamont in 1858. It became a university in 1992, and was renamed after John Ruskin in ...

, in UK 2004 and L.L.B. (

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) in 2014.

Early life

Boateng was born on 1 November 1972, in the town of Jinijini in the Bono Region, then Brong Ahafo Region.

Political career

Boateng is a member of the

(NPP). He was first elected into Parliament in January 2009 after he emerged winner in the 2008 Ghanaian General Election. He was then re-elected into the 6th and 7th Parliament. He defeated his opposition with 56.33% of the total valid votes after the 2016 Ghanaian general election. He again won the 2020 Ghanaian general elections with 11,245 votes making 47% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Dickson Kyere-Duah had 10,296 votes making 43% of the total votes cast and an Independent candidate Derrick Obeng Mensah had 2,395 votes making 10% of the total votes cast. He was the former Deputy Minister for Railways Development.

Committees

He is a member of the Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises Committee and also a member of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Committee.

Employment

Boateng worked as a development planner and a Legal Service Consultant from1998 to 2008.

Personal life

Boateng is a Christian.

Philanthropy

In January 2020, he commissioned a maternity ward and donated medical items for the Nkyekyemamu Health Center in the Berekum West District. He also presented hospital beds, weighing machine, office chairs, television etc to Amankwokwa Community-based Health Planning and Services.

References

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