Lipkalimor Kwajo Tawiah

Tawiah was born on 9 September 1960 in Nanjuro-Saboba in the Northern Region of Ghana. He attended the University of Education,Winneba and studied to obtain a Bachelor of Education degree in English in 2002. He also attended the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration(GIMPA) in 2008.[1]

Prior to becoming a member of parliament, Tawiah worked with the Ghana Education Service as a Tutor at T.I Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Salaga. He was the member of parliament for the Kpandai Constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana from 1993 to 2013.[1]

Tawiah was first elected into parliament during the 1992 Ghanaian general election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). During the 1996 election, he polled 18,698 votes out of the 32,508 valid votes cast representing 50.30%.[4] He contested again in 2000 and polled 13,368 votes out of the 24,674 valid votes cast representing 54.20%.[5] He retained his seat again from 2004 to 2012 obtaining 17,233 votes representing 59.61%,[6] and 15,126 votes representing 55.15% respectively.[7] However, he was defeated by Matthew Nyindam in the 2012 Ghanaian general elections.[8]

Tawiah is married with five children. He is a Christian and a member of the Catholic Church.[1]