Amos Lawerh Buertey

Amos Lawerh Buertey
MP for Ada
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2005
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Personal details
Born (1954-06-10) 10 June 1954
PartyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Ghana School of Law
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLegal practitioner

Amos Lawerh Buertey (born 10 June 1954) is a Ghanaian politician, legal practitioner and a member of the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Ada Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1]

Early life and education

Lawerh was born on 10 June 1954, in Ada, a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] He attended the Ghana School of Law and obtained a degree in Bachelor of Law(B.L) and (LL.B).[1]

Politics

Larweh 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.

She was a member of the Second Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and was elected as a member of parliament for the Ada Constituency on the Ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 1996 Ghanaian general elections.[2]

He obtained 24,317 votes out of the 32,785 valid votes cast representing 57.70% over his opponents Apetorgbor Adinortey an individual candidate who also polled 4,466 votes representing 10.60% of the total votes cast and Patrick Nelson Sogbodjor of the Convention People's Party also polling 4,002 representing 9.50% of the total votes cast.[3]

In 2000, he polled 13,317 votes out of the 24,364 valid votes casts representing 54.70%. Larwerh has been a member of Parliament from 1996 to 2004. He lost his seat in 2004 to Alex Narh Nartey-Enyo.[4][5][6]

Career

Larweh is a legal Practitioner and has worked as the Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister.[7]

Personal life

Larwerh is a Christian.

References

  1. ^ a b c Ghana Parliamentary Register
  2. ^ "Parliament specific guidelines to regulate religious practices". GhanaWeb. 12 March 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ada Constituency Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  4. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ada Constituency Election 2004 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  5. ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Ada Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Ghana Election ada Constituency Results". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Reference at allafrica.com". AllAfrica.