Frederick Opare-Ansah
{{Short description|Ghanaian politician and electrical engineer}}
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Frederick Opare-Ansah (born September 5, 1968) is an Electrical Engineer{{Cite web|date=2016-05-06|title=Ghana MPs - MP Details - Opare-Ansah, Frederick|url=http://ghanamps.gov.gh/mps/details.php?id=198|access-date=2020-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506154809/http://ghanamps.gov.gh/mps/details.php?id=198|archive-date=2016-05-06}}{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=231 |access-date=2020-07-10 |website=Parliament Of Ghana}} and Ghanaian politician who is a member of the Fourth and Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).{{cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=231 |access-date=2019-10-15 |publisher=Parliament Of Ghana}}{{Cite web|title=Sammi Awuku defends records of party executive|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/sammi-awuku-defends-records-of-party-executive.html|access-date=2022-01-24|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}
Early life and education
Opare-Ansah was born on September 5, 1958. He hails from Amankokrom-Akuapem, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana.{{Cite web |title=Ghana MPs - MP Details - Opare-Ansah, Frederick |url=http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=5411 |access-date=2020-02-09 |website=GhanaMps.}} He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1994.
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 Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. 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 a run of 4 consecutive terms in office represented his constituency in the 7th Parliament of Ghana.{{Cite web |title=Ghana MPs - MP Details - Opare-Ansah, Frederick |url=http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=5411 |access-date=2020-07-10 |website=GhanaMps.}} where he was the Chairperson of the Communications committee and was also a member of the committees on Finance and Business. In the 5th parliament of the 4th parliament of Ghana he was the Minority Chief Whip.
After losing his bid to become the general secretary of the New Patriotic Party in July 2022,{{Cite web |date=2022-07-17 |title=NPP National Election: Full List Of Results |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/npp-national-election-full-list-of-results/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en}} he was appointed by the flagbearer and current vice president of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia as the campaign manager.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-19 |title=Bawumia's campaign team unveiled; Dan Botwe named strategist, Gideon Boako, spokesperson |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2024/02/bawumias-campaign-team-unveiled-dan-botwe-named-strategist-gideon-boako-spokesperson/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-11-15 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-18 |title=Bawumia Unveils Campaign Team |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/bawumia-unveils-campaign-team/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en}}
Elections
Opare-Ansah represented the Suhum constituency as the Member of Parliament for the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.{{Cite web |title=Results Parliamentary Elections |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/election2008/election.results.parliamentary.php |access-date=2020-07-10 |website=GhanaWeb. |archive-date=2020-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024033152/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/election2008/election.results.parliamentary.php |url-status=dead }} He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party by obtaining 17,461 votes out of the 38,577 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 45.3% of total valid votes cast.{{Cite book|url=https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/ghana/10489.pdf|title=Ghana Elections 2008|publisher=Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung|year=2010|location=Ghana|pages=90}} He was elected over Jacob Kwaku Arkoh of the People's National Convention, Samuel Fleischer Kwabi of the National Democratic Congress, Francis Darby Kobena Inkoom of the Convention People's Party, Matilda Garbrah an independent candidate. These obtained 0.75%, 41.02%, 0.77% and 12.20% respectively of total valid votes cast.
He lost the New Patriotic Party parliamentary elections in 2021 to Kwadjo Asante with 272 votes out of 666 votes cast.{{cite web |title=Suhum residents |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/suhum-residents-shocked-over-opare-ansahs-defeat/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Daily Guide network}}
In March 2022, he declared his intention to run for the general secretary position of the New Patriotic Party.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-27 |title=Former Suhum MP declares intention to contest as NPP General Secretary - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/former-suhum-mp-declares-intention-to-contest-as-npp-general-secretary/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}} He however polled 50 votes and lost the elections in July 2022 to Justin Koduah.{{Cite web |last=GNA |date=2022-07-17 |title=Winners: NPP National Executive Election Results at a glance |url=https://gna.org.gh/2022/07/winners-npp-national-executive-election-results-at-a-glance/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Ghana News Agency |language=en-US}}
Personal life
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Category:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni
Category:Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013
Category:21st-century Ghanaian engineers