Kofi Attor

Kofi Attor is a Ghanaian politician(born December 3, 1954) and a member of the 2nd and 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana representing Ho central constituency in the Volta region of Ghana.[1]

Hon.

Kofi Attor
Member of Parliament for Ho Central Constituency
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2005
Preceded byVicent Kofi Darkey-Mensah
Succeeded byCapt (rtd.) George Kofi Nfodjoh
Personal details
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Education

He attended the Institute of Social Studies and the obtained his Masters in Art, M.A in Development Studies.[1] He attended the Hague in Netherlands and the University of Ghana and obtained a Bachelor's Degree, B.A in Political Science[1]

Career

He was an administrator.[1] He was a lawyer.[2] He was a former Chief Executive Officer of Ghana Investment Fund For Electronic Communications(GIFEC) aside being a Politician of the 4th Republic.[2]Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications

Political career

Attor is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1] He was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993 after he was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.[3][4]

He was elected as the member of parliament for the Ho central constituency in the 3rd Parliament of the 4th republic.[4]

Elections

During the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections, he polled 49,999 votes out of the 58,282 valid votes cast representing 74.10% over his opponents Geoffery Quarshie Dzormeku who polled 2,914 votes, John N. K Akorli who polled 1,342 votes, Alex Kyere Odikr who polled 634 votes and Salome Ofori-Owusu who polled 393 votes.[5]

Attor was elected as the member of parliament for the Ho Central constituency in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections.[6] He won the elections.[4] His constituency was a part of the 17 parliamentary seats out of 19 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Volta Region.[7]

The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 92 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[7] He was elected with 37,131 total valid votes cast.[6] This was equivalent to 83.30% of the total valid votes cast.[6]

He was elected over John N.K Akorli of the New Patriotic Party, Eli Kotoku Eliikem of the Convention People's Party, Cousin Doamekpor of the National Reform Party, Mathias Sinbad Adom of the United Ghana Movement, Alfa Anas Hamidu of the Peoples National Convention Party and Stephen B. Ashun an independent candidate.[6]

These obtained 3,812, 2,228,1,043, 238 ,110 and 0 votes respectively. These were equivalent to 8.60%, 5.00%, 2.30%,0.50%, 0.20% and 0.00% respectively of total valid votes cast.[6]

Personal life

He is a Christian.[1]

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1993-1996. Ghana: The Office of Parliament. p. 99.
  2. "Use ICT to transform lives of children". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  3. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1992-1996. Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1993. p. 353.
  4. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Volta Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  5. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Ho Central Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
  6. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results -Ho Central Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  7. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
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