Alexander Ransford Ababio
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Alexander Ransford Ababio | |
|---|---|
| In office 7 January 1993 – 6 January 1997 | |
| Member of parliament for South Dayi Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001 | |
| President | John Jerry Rawlings |
| Succeeded by | Daniel K. Ampofo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1927 |
| Died | November 2002 (aged 74) Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | Mission House College, University of Saarland |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Medical practitioner and a farmer |
Alexander Ransford Ababio (27 December 1927 – November 2002) was a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of parliament for the South Dayi constituency in the Volta region of Ghana in the first and second parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[1][2]
Alexander Ransford Ababio was born on 27 December 1927 in the Volta Region. He studied medicine at the Mission House College where he obtained his Bachelor of Science and after went to the University of Saarland and obtained his Doctor of Medicine.[3]
Career
Ababio was a medical practitioner and a farmer by profession.[1]
Politics
Ababio was first elected into parliament in 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election as member of the 1st parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He represented again the South Dayi constituency in the 2nd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana in the 1996 Ghanaian general elections. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][4] He was the incumbent member of parliament who represented the constituency in the first parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[5] Ababio lost his seat to Daniel K. Ampofo also of the National Democratic Congress in the subsequent elections of 2000.[6]