Richard Lassey Agbenyefia is a

Ghanaian 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 ...

politician who was the member of parliament for the

Keta Keta is a coastal town in the Volta Region of Ghana. It is the capital of the Keta Municipal District. Keta was an important trading post between the 14th and the late 20th centuries. The town attracted the interest of the Danish, because they ...

constituency from 2005 to 2017.

Early life and education

Richard was born on 19 August 1968. He hails from Keta, a town in the

Volta Region Volta Region (or Volta) is one of Ghana's sixteen administrative regions, with Ho designated as its capital. It is located west of Republic of Togo and to the east of Lake Volta. Divided into 25 administrative districts, the region is multi- ...

of Ghana. He obtained his LLB from

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...

in 1997 and his BL from

Ghana School of Law The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is an educational institution in Ghana for training lawyers. The school is the only one that provides training for law graduates in the Barrister at Law program. The Professional Law Course is designed for Law Gradu ...

in 1999.

Career

He is a lawyer. He was the managing partner of Belorm Legal Consult in Accra.

Politics

He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was the member of parliament for

Constituency in the Volta region of Ghana.

Personal life

He is married with three children. He is a member of the

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References

Living people Ghanaian Roman Catholics 21st-century Ghanaian lawyers Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009 Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013 Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017 Politicians from Volta Region 1968 births University of Ghana alumni Ghana School of Law alumni National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians {{Ghana-politician-stub