Michael Yaw Gyato (born 2 April 1970) is a

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ian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Krachi East Constituency in the

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on the ticket of the

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Early life and education

Michael Gyato was born on 2 April 1970, in

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, in the

of Ghana. He acquired his HND from Accra Polytechnic and his Master's degree from the Ghana Institute of Management. He is the founder, Board Member and Executive Director of Smiling Heart Foundation. A non-profit organization in the Krachi East Municipality of the Oti Region that seeks to help the needy and provide support to people with disabilities.

Political Life

Gyato served as the Deputy Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources in the first term of the Akuffo-Addo led government from 2017-2021

2016 election

Michael Gyato contested 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 ...

on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party for Krachi East constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana and won the election with 14,551 votes representing 49.74% of the total votes. He won the parliamentary seat over Wisdom Gidisu of the National Democratic Congress, who polled 14,504 votes which is equivalent to 49.58%, and the parliamentary candidate for the PPP Henry Awatwe who had 199 votes representing 0.68% of the total number of votes.

2020 election

Gyato again contested the Krachi East Parliamentary seat on the New Patriotic Party ticket during the

2020 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2020. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was re-elected in the first round after securing a majority of the votes. Former President John Dramani Mahama says he ...

but lost the election to Wisdom Gidisu of the National Democratic Congress.

References

Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021 1970 births Living people New Patriotic Party politicians {{Ghana-politician-stub