Frederick Opare-Ansah
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Hon. Frederick Opare-Ansah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Suhum Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ransford Agyapong |
| Succeeded by | Kwadjo Asante [1] |
| Deputy Minister for Communications (Ghana) | |
| In office 2005 – 6 January 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 September 1968[2] |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | Nkawkaw Senior High School, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Profession | Engineer[3] |
| Committees | Communications Committee, Public Accounts Committee and Finance and Business Committee |
Frederick Opare-Ansah (born September 5, 1968) is an Electrical Engineer[4][5] and Ghanaian politician who was a member of the Fourth to Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the peole of Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[6][7]
Opare-Ansah was born on September 5, 1958.[4] He hails from Amankokrom-Akuapem, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[8][4] He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1994.[8][4]
Employment
Political career
Opare-Ansah is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is a member of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Parliaments of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[5] He first became a member of the Parliament of Ghana, representing Suhum (Ghana parliament constituency) in January 2005 after emerging winner of his constituency polls in the 2004 Ghanaian general election in December.
He had run for 4 consecutive terms in office and represented his constituency in the 7th Parliament of Ghana.[9] where he was the Chairperson of the Communications committee and was also a member of the committees on Finance and Business.[5] In the 5th parliament of the 4th parliament of Ghana, he was the Minority Chief Whip.[5] He was also a deputy minister for communication during President John Agyekum Kuffour's tenure from 2005-2008.
After losing his bid to become the general secretary of the New Patriotic Party in July 2022,[10] he was appointed by the flagbearer and current vice president of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia as the campaign manager.[11][12]