Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu
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Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu (born November 29, 1969) is a Ghanaian politician and a former Member of Parliament of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party, a former deputy minister for health and former regional minister for the Western North Region of Ghana.{{cite web | url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/deputy-ministers | title=Deputy Ministers | publisher=Government of Ghana | accessdate=2 August 2017 | archive-date=24 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924104720/http://ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/deputy-ministers | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/akufo-addo-releases-names-of-deputy-ministers-designate.html | title=Akufo-Addo releases names of 50 deputy and 4 more ministerial nominees | publisher=Graphic Ghana | date=15 March 2017 | accessdate=2 August 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://yen.com.gh/90398-list-akufo-addos-50-deputy-ministers-news-ministers.html | title=List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers | publisher=Yen Ghana | date=15 March 2017 | accessdate=2 August 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://citifmonline.com/2017/03/15/akufo-addo-names-50-deputies-4-ministers-of-state/ | title=Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state | publisher=Cifi FM Online | date=15 March 2017 | accessdate=2 August 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/Akufo-Addo-picks-deputy-ministers-511811 | title=Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers | publisher=Ghana Web | date=20 February 2017 | accessdate=2 August 2017}}
Early life and education
Gyedu was born on November 29, 1969. He hails from the town of Sefwi Anhiawuso in the western region of Ghana.{{Cite web |title=Ghana MPs - MP Details - Aboagye, Gyedu Kingsley |url=http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=5524 |access-date=2019-04-27 |website=GhanaMps.}} He holds an MBA in finance from the University of Leister in the UK, and earned his CA in Ghana and his BA in economics at University of Ghana, Legon.
Career
Gyedu was a financial analyst at USAID in 2005, the Finance Manager at Bat West Africa Area from 2005 to 2007 and the executive director at Kingsag Associates Limited from 2007 to 2012.{{Cite web |title=Kingsley Aboagye Gyedu |url=https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/person.php?ID=2914 |access-date=2020-02-02 |website=Mobile GhanaWeb.}}
Personal life
Politics
Gyedu obtained 33,145 votes which represents 51.80% of the total valid votes cast, and thus won the seat of Bibiani-Anwiaso-Bekwai constituency of the Western Region of Ghana. He was appointed to join the land and forestry committee and public accounts committee.{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=80 |access-date=2020-02-02 |website=parliament of ghana}}