Bright Wireko-Brobby

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Hon
Bright Wireko-Brobby
Ghana Parliament
for Hemang Lower Denkyira
Assumed office
7 January 2017
Personal details
Born
Bright Wireko-Brobby

(1972-01-06) 6 January 1972 (age 52)
Twifo Hemang,
University of Dortmund
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
CommitteesTrade, Industry and Tourism Committee, Local Government and Rural Development Committee

Bright Wireko-Brobby

Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. He is also the Deputy Minister for Employment and Labour Relations.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Wireko-Brobby was born on 6 January 1972 and hails from Twifo Hemang in the Central Region of Ghana.

Career

Wireko-Brobby has worked with organizations such as USAID, UNHCR and UNDP. He also worked with the Ghana Education Service.[3] He was also the Executive Director for Community Empowerment Associates.[2]

Politics

Wireko-Brobby is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He is currently the Member of Parliament for Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency in the Central Region.[2]

2016 election

In the 2016 Ghanaian general election, he won the Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency parliamentary seat with 15,043 votes making 58.4% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Foster Joseph Andoh had 10,338 votes making 40.1% of the total votes cast, the PPP parliamentary candidate Paul Kinsley Ambantem had 257 votes making 1.0% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate John Felix Krampah had 119 votes making 0.5% of the total votes cast.[7]

2020 election

In the 2020 Ghanaian general election, he again won the Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency parliamentary seat with 14,791 votes making 52.9% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Foster Joseph Andoh had 12,692 votes making 45.4% of the total votes cast and the GUM parliamentary candidate Appiah Kubi had 473 votes making 1.7% of the total votes cast.[8]

Committees

Wireko-Brobby is a member of the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee and also a member of the Local Government and Rural Development Committee.[2]

Personal life

Wireko-Brobby is a Christian.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Mr-Bright-Wireko-Brobbey". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-06-08. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  3. ^ a b "Hon. Bright Wireko Brobbey". NPRA. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  4. ^ "We were misled by Wireko-Brobby to oust former DCE – Hemang NPP Youth confess". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  5. ^ "Brobby, Bright Wireko". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  6. ^ "Bright Wireku-Brobby, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
  7. ^ FM, Peace. "2016 Election - Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  8. ^ FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Hemang Lower Denkyira Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  9. ^ "Brobby, Bright Wireko". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-12-08.