Hon.
Davis Ansah Opoku
MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Mpraeso Constituency
Assumed office
January 2021
Preceded bySeth Kwame Acheampong
Personal details
Born (1984-09-13) 13 September 1984
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Davis Ansah Opoku (born 13 September 1984) is a Ghanaian politician, and a member of Parliament for Mpraeso Constituency[1] in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He serves as the Deputy Ranking Member of the Public Accounts Committee and a member of the works & Housing Committee of Parliament[2] In October 2021, the 40 under 40 awards ceremony adjudged Davis as a young leader in Governance and Government agencies.

Early life

Opuku was born in Accra,[3] 13 September 1984[4] to Sampson Opoku of Kwahu Asakraka and Helena Opoku of Obomeng Kwahu.

Education

Opuku attended Nkwatia Secondary School in Ghana and graduated from the University of Cape Coast with a degree in laboratory technology. He continued to the University of London to study Law and then to University of Leicester[5] where he completed his course in communication. He holds a certificate in strategic political communication from the International Academy for Leadership (IAF), Germany[6] and currently in the final stage of his Legal Practice Course and Masters in Law at the University of Law.

Career

Opoku has a decade of experience working with agencies, corporations, non-profits, and start-ups as a public relations consultant and public interest advocate. He formed Siri Communications Limited in 2016. He served as deputy director and Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive of The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA).[7]

Politics

Opoku served as director of communications, then later as director of operations for the Alliance for Accountable Governance[8] (AFAG). The role of the group was to expose some alleged rots during the NDC[9] term in office.

During the 2008 elections, Opoku served as the President of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON), the New Patriotic Party's intelligential wing (NPP)[10]

Opoku is a leading member of the pressure group, Let My Vote Count Movement[11] (LMVC), which seeks electoral reforms.[12]

In 2019 he did his national service at the parliament and was part of the National Mock Parliament of the Ghana @ 50 celebrations[13] and in 2021 became a full member of parliament for the Mpreaso Constituency.[14]

He formed Kwahu[15] Professionals Network which he is serving as the first president. In 2020, he beat the current Eastern Region, Seth Kwame Acheampong to represent the New Patriotic Party in the 2020 general elections.[16] He further won the parliamentary elections to become the member of parliament for Mpraeso.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ↑ "Accra Metropolitan Assembly". Accra Metropolitan Assembly. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  4. ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  5. ↑ "A Leading UK University". University of Leicester. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  6. ↑ "Our Work: International Academy for Leadership (IAF)". Freiheit. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  7. ↑ "Davis Ansah Opoku, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  8. ↑ eveningmailgh (2019-06-21). ""I will be Contesting the Mpraeso Primaries"; AFAG Director of Operations Confirms Rumours". The Evening Mail. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  9. ↑ "National Democratic Congress - Unity, Stability and Development,National Democratic Congress,". National Democratic Congress. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
  10. ↑ "Home 3 (New) - New Patriotic Party (NPP)". 2018-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  11. ↑ "Police secure injunction against Let My Vote Count Alliance picket - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  12. ↑ One-on-One with Hon. Davis Opoku Ansah - Mpraeso MP - Mahyease on Adom TV (17-3-21), retrieved 2021-09-16
  13. ↑ "Ghana@50 Celebrations in Pictures". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  14. ↑ "The Political Journey of OPK; Hon. Davis Opoku Ansah - Mpraeso MP | Mahyeasea TV Show", Youtube, retrieved 2021-09-16
  15. ↑ "Kwahu - Art & Life in Africa - The University of Iowa Museum of Art". The University of Iowa Museum of Art. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  16. ↑ "OPK beats Seth Acheampong". Ghana Web. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  17. ↑ "Election 2020: Mpraeso Constituency Results". PeaceFmOnline.
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