Emmanuel Baah Danquah

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Emmanuel Baah Danquah
Member of Parliament for Asutifi North Constituency
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2001
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Personal details
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
Occupationeducationist

Emmanuel Baah Danquah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the 2nd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana representing Asutifi North Constituency under the membership of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2]

Early life[]

Emmanuel was born on 20 February 1961 in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from University of Ghana. He worked as an educationist before going into politics.[3]

Politics[]

Emmanuel began his political Journey in 1993 after he was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.[3]

He was elected into the 2nd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana after he emerged winner at the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections. He defeated Georges Nsiah-Afriyie of the New Patriotic Party and Michael K.Manu of the People's National Convention. Emmanuel Claimed 40.80% of the total votes cast while Georges and Michael both claimed 35.60% and 1.10% respectively. Emmanuel Baah Danquah was defeated by Paul Okoh of the New Patriotic Party who claimed 49.10% of the total votes cast whilst he claimed 44.10% at the 2000 Ghanaian General Elections.

Reference List[]

  1. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament - Asutifi North Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-06.
  2. ^ "Delegation for ACP-EU Assembly leaves for France". www.ghanaweb.com. 26 March 1999. Retrieved 2020-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 117.


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