John Kofi Gyasi
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Honorable John Kofi Gyasi | |
|---|---|
| MP for Adansi-Asokwa | |
| In office 7 January 1993 – 6 January 2001 | |
| President | John Jerry Rawlings |
| Preceded by | Constituency split |
| Succeeded by | Kobina Tahir Hammond |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brofoyedru, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
| Party | National Democratic Congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Teacher |
John Kofi Gyasi is a Ghanaian Politician and was a member of the first and second Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Adansi-Asokwa Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1]
Kofi Gyasi was born on 22 April 1946 in Brofoyedru in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended Dunkwa Secondary School and Akrokerri Teacher Training College where he obtain his POST-SEC Cert A.[2]
Politics
He was first elected into the 1st parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993 after emerging winner at the 1992 Ghanaian Parliamentary Elections.
He was then elected to parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 1996 Ghanaian General Election as a member of parliament representing the Adansi Asokwa constituency in the Ashanti Region. In 1996, he obtained 10,999 votes out of the 19,978 valid votes cast representing 55.06%.[2]
