Anthony Effah
{{Short description|Ghanaian politician}}
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| term_start = 7 January 2017
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| birth_place = Breman-Brakwa, Ghana
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| party = New Patriotic Party
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| alma_mater = University of Ghana
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Anthony Effah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.{{cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=50|website=Parliament of Ghana|title=Member of Parliament: HON. ANTHONY EFFAH|access-date=16 February 2019}}
Early life and education
Effah was born on 24 January 1960 and hails from Breman-Brakwa in the Central Region of Ghana. He had his bachelor's degree in economics in 1985 and also his Executive Masters' in Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Ghana in 2003.{{Cite web |title=Effah, Anthony |url=https://ghanamps.com/mp/effah-anthony/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Ghana MPS |language=en-US}}
Career
Effah was the Director of Risk Management and Compliance at Fidelity Bank in Accra. He was also the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Brakwa-Breman Rural Bank.{{Cite web |title=Brakwa-Breman Rural Bank makes impressive profit |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/brakwa-breman-rural-bank-makes-impressive-profit.html |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Brakwa Breman Rural Bank continues to grow significantly |url=https://www.businessghana.com/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=BusinessGhana}}
Politics
Effah is a member of New Patriotic Party.{{Cite web |date=2016-11-22 |title=Dr Bawumia Fulfills Promise To Zongo |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/dr-bawumia-fulfills-promise-zongo/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en-US}} He was the member of Parliament for Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency in the Central Region from 2017 to 2021.{{Cite web |title=Breman Brakwa health centre in dire need of support |url=http://www.ghanadistricts.com/Home/ReaderDistrict/315d754-6117-4474-af |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=GhanaDistricts}}{{Cite web |last=3news. |date=2017-11-24 |title=Businesses advised to take advantage of Queen of Denmark's visit |url=https://3news.com/businesses-advised-take-advantage-queen-denmarks-visit-2/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=3News. |language=en-US}} He won the parliamentary seat in the 2016 Ghanaian general elections with 23,760 votes making 50.1% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Alhassan Kobina Ghansah had 23,330 votes making 49.2% of the total votes cast, the PPP parliamentary candidate Richard Ato Quinoo had 237 votes making 0.5% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Hayford Amoakoh had 90 votes making 0.2% of the total votes cast.{{Cite web |last=FM |first=Peace |title=2016 Election - Asikuma Odoben Brakwa Constituency Results |url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2016/parliament/central/asikuma_odoben_brakwa/ |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Ghana Elections - Peace FM}}
In 2019, he was a member of the Finance Committee.{{Cite web |title=NPP MP Rubbishes Calls For Bi-Partisan Probe Into Menzgold Saga |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/909424/npp-mp-rubbishes-calls-for-bi-partisan-probe-into-menzgold-s.html |access-date=2022-11-24 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}
Personal life
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Category:Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021
Category:New Patriotic Party politicians
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