Angelina Baiden-Amissah

Angelina Baiden-Amissah
Mp for Shama
In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2009
President	John Aygekum Kufuor
Preceded by	Richard Dornu Nartey
Succeeded by	Gabriel Kodwo Essilfie
Personal details
Born	11 February 1958
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Alma mater	University of Education Winneba
Occupation	Politician and Educationist

Angelina Baiden-Amissah (born 8 February 1954) is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of parliament for the Shama constituency of the Western Region of Ghana.[1]

Politics

Baiden-Amissah was a member of the 4th parliament of the 4th republic as a representative of the Shama constituency.[2] She was also a member of the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. Her Political Career begun in 2000 when she contested in the 2000 Ghanaian General elections as a parliamentary candidate on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.She won the seat with a total of elected in the 2000 Ghanaian General elections with a total of 8,284 votes making 31% of the total votes cast.[3] She contested again during the 2004 General elections and retained her seat with a total of 14,782 votes.[4] She contested again in the 2008 elections and lost her seat to Gabriel Kodwo Essilfie of the National Democratic congress.[5]

Personal life

Baiden-Amissah is a Christian.[6]

Career

Baiden-Amissah was also a board member of the Ghana Cylinder manufacturing Company.[7] She was also an Educationist and a Deputy minister of Education, Science and Sports.[8]

References

1. "Angelina Baiden-Amissah re-elected as NPP parliamentary candidate". GhanaWeb. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
2. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2000 Results – Shama Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
3. "Ghana Election shama Constituency Results". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
4. Peace FM. "Parliament – Western Region Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
5. Peace FM. "Ghana Election 2008 Results – Shama Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
6. Ghana Parliamentary Register (2004–2008). The Office of Parliament. 2004. p. 219.
7. "New board for Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing inaugurated". Citi Business News. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
8. "Kuneva, Meglena Shtilianova, (born 22 June 1957), Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs, since 2014, and Minister of Education and Science, since 2016, Bulgaria", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2008, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u246701