Daniel Okyem Aboagye

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Daniel Okyem Aboagye
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for
Preceded byHenry Kwabena Kokofu
Succeeded byFrancis Asenso-Boakye
MajorityYes
Personal details
Born (1972-12-31) 31 December 1972 (age 49)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma mater

Daniel Okyem Aboagye is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bantama Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1]

Early life[]

Okyem Aboagye was born in Atwima Boko in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[2]

Education[]

Okyem Aboagye studied at the University of Ghana where he received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

he graduated in 2002 with an MBA and MIS in Accounting from Troy University, Alabama, USA.

Okyem Aboagye was certified in 2003 as a public accountant at the Certified Public Accountant of USA.[2]

Career[]

Okyem Aboagye started his career as the branch manager of SINAPI ABA TRUST in 1998. He later became the project manager of Opportunity International in 2003–2006. Okyem Aboagye was the financial controller of Globe Union in the US and CEO of MGI Microfinance in 2008–2012.[1]

Politics[]

In 2015 he contested and won the NPP parliamentary primaries for Bantama (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He won this parliamentary seat during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections.[2] In June 2020, he lost the bid to represent the New Patriotic Party after losing in the primaries to Francis Asenso-Boakye, who would later become the member of parliament for the Bantama (Ghana parliament constituency).[3]

Personal life[]

Okyem Aboagye is married.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Parliament of Ghana".
  2. ^ a b c d "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Okyem Aboagye, Daniel". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ "#NPPDecides: Asenso-Boakye floors Okyem Aboagye to win Bantama primary". citinewsroom.com. Retrieved 25 February 2021.


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