Oppey Abbey

Oppey Abbey (November 5, 1945 – February 22, 2019) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Awutu-Senya Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.[1]

Oppey Abbey
Member of Ghana Parliament
for Awutu-Senya
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Preceded byHanna Tetteh
Succeeded byDavid Nana Larbie
Personal details
Born(1945-11-05)5 November 1945
Senya, Central Region, Ghana Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Died22 February 2019(2019-02-22) (aged 73)
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEngineer

Early life and education

Abbey was born in Awutu Senya West in the Central Region of Ghana on November 5, 1945. He obtained a Diploma in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology after he studied engineering.[2]

Career

Abbey, a mechanical engineer was the former MP for Awutu-Senya, and was the first to win the seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2004 and made his entrance into Parliament on the January 7, 2005.

Politics

Abbey was first elected into Parliament during the December 2005 Ghanaian General Elections Ghanaian on the Ticket of the New Patriotic Party as a member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya Constituency with 32,539 votes out of the 64,740 valid votes casts representing 50.30%.[3] He was defeated by David Nana Larbie of the National Democratic Congress in 2008.[4]

He served on the Foreign Affairs and Business Committees of Parliament.[1]

Personal life

Abbey was a Christian.[2] He died on February 22, 2019.[1]

References
  1. "Parliament eulogizes Oppey Abbey, Steve Akorli". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  2. Ghana Parliamentary Register (2004-2008)
  3. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Awutu Senya West Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  4. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2008 Results - Awutu Senya West Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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