Samuel Kwadwo Amoako

Hon.
Samuel Kwadwo Amoako
Member of Ghana Parliament for Akim Abuakwa North Constituency
In office
7 January 2008 – 6 January 2013
Succeeded byJoseph B. Danquah
Personal details
Born (1943-03-20) 20 March 1943 (age 81)
Kukurantumi-Akim, Eastern Region Ghana)
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children6
Alma materHoward University
Columbia University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLecturer

Samuel Kwadwo Amoako (born 20 March 1943) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He was once the member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa North constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.[1]

Early life and education

Samuel Kwadwo Amoako was born on 20 March 1943 in Kukurantumi-Akim in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[1] He attended Howard University in Washington DC, Columbia University in New York all in the year 1986.[1]

Career

Amoako was a lecturer at City University of New York.[1]

Politics

Amoako was first elected into parliament on the ticket of NPP during the December 2008 Ghanaian General Elections as member of parliament for Akim Abuakwa North constituency.[1]

He obtained 14,820 votes out of the 25,071 valid votes cast representing 59.10%. He however lost his party's parliamentary primaries in 2012 to Joseph Boakye Danquah Adu.[1]

Personal life

Amoako is married with six children. He is a Christian and a member of the Methodist church.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Kwadwo, Amoako Samuel". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 26 December 2022.