John Gyetuah was a Ghanaian politician who served as a member of parliament for Amenfi West constituency in the Western region of Ghana.[1][2][3]
John Gyetuah | |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Thomas Charlie Brown |
| MP for Amenfi West | |
| In office 7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013 | |
| President | John Evans Atta Mills |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1959 |
| Died | 13 October 2015 37 Military Hospital |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Coast, GIMPA |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Educationist |
Early life and education
editJohn was born on 1 October 1959 in Asankran Breman in the Western region of Ghana. He obtained BA in Sociology from University of Cape Coast in 2004. He further graduated with EMGL from GIMPA in 2008.[3][4]
Career
editHe was an Educationist and was a Senior Superintendent of Ghana Education Service.[3]
Politics
editHe was a member of National Democratic Congress. He was the member of parliament for Amenfi West constituency for the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[3][5][6] He was elected in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections with 18,383 votes out of the 31,858 valid votes cast = 57.7%.[7] He was elected over Agnes Sonful of the New Patriotic Party and Anthony Kwame Annimil of the Convention People's Party.[8] These obtained 41.03% and 1.27% respectively of total valid votes cast.[8] In 2010 he was Minister of State in the John Atta Mills government.[9] He was a member of the Committee on Members Holding Offices of Profit and Roads and Transport.[10] He was the former Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry and later became a minister of State at the Prseidency during President Atta-Mills' tenure.[11]
Personal life
editHe was married to Veronica Gyetuah and they had seven children. He was a Christian and a member of Methodist church.[3][5]
Death
editHe died on 13 October 2015 while a Member of Parliament for the Amenfi West constituency in the 6th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[5][9][10]
References
edit- ^ "Amenfi West MP dead". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "NDC Bribes Amenfi West Over By-Election". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Gyetuah, John". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Ghana Parliament member John Gyetuah". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b c "Amenfi West MP has died". MyJoyOnline.com. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "John Gyetuah Archives". Kasapa102.5FM. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Gyetuah, John". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 131.
- ^ a b "NDC MP John Gyetua dead – Today Newspaper". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Amenfi West MP Dies". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Manyo, Cornelius. "MP for Amenfi West John Gyetuah passes on". www.gbcghana.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.