Emmanuel Owusu-Mainu

Emmaunuel Owusu-Mainu (born 3 September 1949) is a Ghanaian educationist and politician. He was the member of parliament for the Atebubu-Amantin Constituency in the fourth and fifth Parliaments of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[1]

Hon.

Emmanuel Owusu Mainu
Member of Parliament for Atebubu-Amantin Constituency
In office
7 January 2009  6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
John Mahama
Succeeded bySanja Nanja
Member of Parliament for Atebubu-Amantin Constituency
In office
7 January 2005  6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Preceded byNew constituency
Personal details
Born (1949-09-03) 3 September 1949
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children10
Alma materAkrokerri College of Education
ProfessionEducationist

Early life and work

Owusu-Mainu was born on 3 September 1949.[1] His hometown is Amantin[1] in the formerly Brong Ahafo Region and later Bono East Region of Ghana.[2][3] Before his election into parliamentary position, he worked with the Ghana Education Service(GES) as an Assistant Director in-charge of Human Resource Development in the Atebubu District.[1]

Politics

Owusu-Mainu was elected in the 2004 parliamentary election held on 7 December 2004, on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress, as the Member of Parliament for the Atebubu-Amantin Constituency after it was newly created in 2003.[1] He thus became part of the Members of Parliament elected for the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He won with 53.5% of total votes cast against Mumuni Ibrahim Mohammed of the New Patriotic Party, who got 41.3% of total votes cast and Amankwah Kokro - an independent candidate, gaining 5.2% of total votes cast.[4] The National Democratic Congress won 10 parliamentary seats out of 24 parliamentary seats for the Brong Ahafo region in that elections.[5][6] In total, the party won a minority representation in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic with 94 seats out of 230 total seats in that election of 2004.[6]

He maintained his seat in the 2008 parliamentary election held on 7 December 2008 as the Member of Parliament of the same constituency for the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[7] He won with 49.88% of total votes cast against Cassius Osei-Poku of the New Patriotic Party, who got 37.56% of total votes cast and Kwaku Tuah Osei - an independent candidate, gaining 12.57% of total votes cast.[8] This was also on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[7][9] He was succeeded by Sanja Nanja in the 2012 parliamentary election also of the National Democratic Congress for the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[10] The National Democratic Congress won a majority representation in the 5th parliament of the 4th republic with 114 seats out of 230 total seats in that election of 2008.[6]

Personal life

Emmanuel Owusu-Mainu was married with ten children.[1] He was a Christian and fellowships with the New Apostolic Church.[1]

Death

Owusu-Mainu passed away on 18 February 2014 at the 37 Military Hospital in Ghana.[11]

References

  1. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Owusu-Mainu, Emmanuel". 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. Staff, BA News (13 February 2019). "The 11 Districts of The Bono East Region". BA NEWS. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Ghana Districts: A repository of all Local Assemblies in Ghana". ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  4. GHANA'S PARLIAMENTARY AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 2004 (PDF). Accra: Electoral Commission of Ghana,with support of the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Accra. November 2005. p. 132.
  5. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  7. "Results Parliamentary Elections". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. GHANA ELECTION 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 70.
  9. GHANA ELECTION 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 70.
  10. "Results Parliamentary Elections". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. "Former NDC MP dies". MyJoyOnline.com. 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
None
Member of Parliament for Atebubu-Amantin
2005 2012
Political offices
Preceded by
Emmanuel Owusu-Mainu
Succeeded by
Sanja Nanja
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