Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye born 30 July 1937 is a

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ian politician who represented the constituency of

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in the

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Don't vote for 'thieves' - IC Quaye
at GhanaWeb; published 5 October 2016; retrieved 25 February 2017 from 1996 to 2011.I.C. Quaye Announces His Retirement From Parliament
at VibeGhana; published 14 March 2011; retrieved 25 February 2017 He has also served as Regional Minister of the

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Region under Kufuor's government from 2001 to 2009.

Early life and education

Quaye was born 30 July 1937. He hails from La-Accra in the Accra Region of Ghana. He is a product of the Cambridge School. He acquired a certificate in 1958. He is also a product of Rapid Results College. He acquired a Diploma in Business Administration from the college. This was in 1962. In 1967, he acquired a Diploma in Journalism from the same college.

Career

Quaye is a publisher by profession.

Political career

Quaye began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent the Bawku West constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election. Quaye is a member of the

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. He was elected into office in the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections and became a member of the second Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana to represent

Constituency of the

Greater Accra Region The Greater Accra Region has the smallest area of Ghana's 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres. This is 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana. It is the second most populated region, befor ...

, and he assumed office in January 1997. He was re-elected to represent in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Parliament consecutively. He also served as the Greater Accra Regional Minister under the government of

John Kufuor John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born 8 December 1938) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. He was also Chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008. Kufuor's career has been sp ...

Elections

Quaye was elected as the member of parliament for the

constituency of the

in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. He won on the ticket of the

. His constituency was a part of the 16 parliamentary seats out of 27 seats won by the

in that election for the

. The

won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. He was elected with 36,021 votes out of 67,404 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 53.4% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Zalia Seidu of the People's National Convention, Mariama Sinare of the National Democratic Congress, Christiana Martey of the

Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, 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 Conven ...

and Charles Boateng an independent candidate. These obtained 858, 29,360, 482 and 683 votes respectively of total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 1.3%, 43.6%, 0.7% and 1.0% respectively of total valid votes cast. In 2008, he won the general elections on the ticket of the

. His constituency was part of the 18 parliamentary seats out of 27 seats won by the

in that election in the

. The

won a minority total of 108 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. He was elected with 30,915 votes out of 62,960 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 49.1% of total valid votes cast. He was selected over Kwasi Ofei Agyemang of the National Democratic Congress, Zalia Seidu of the People's National Convention, Daniel Kofi Aidoo of the

and Benjamin Bediako of the

Democratic Freedom Party The Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) was a political party in Ghana. It was formed in 2006 and eventually merged with the National Democratic Congress in 2011. It came in fourth place in the Ghanaian general election of 2008 with 0.33% of the tot ...

. These obtained 30,058, 622, 1,160 and 205 votes respectively of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 47.74%, 0.99%, 1,160% and 0.33% respectively of total valid votes cast.

Personal life

Quaye is a Muslim. He is married with five children.

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