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Frederick Opare-Ansah (born September 5, 1968) is an Electrical Engineer and Ghanaian politician who is a member of the Fourth and Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Suhum Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
Early life and education
Opare-Ansah was born on September 5, 1958. He hails from Amankokrom-Akuapem, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1994.
Employment
Opare-Ansah worked as the managing director of Third Rail (Ghana) Limited. He is an Engineer by profession.
Political career
Opare-Ansah is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is a member of the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He first became a member of the Parliament of Ghana representing Suhum (Ghana parliament constituency) in January 2005 after emerging winner of his constituency polls in the 2004 General Elections in December. He is having a run of 4 consecutive terms in office now as he still represents his constituency in the current 7th Parliament of Ghana. He is the Chairperson of Communications committee and a committee member of committees on Finance and Business. In the 5th parliament of the 4th parliament of Ghana he was the Minority Chief Whip.
Elections
Opare-Ansah represented the Suhum constituency as the Member of Parliament for the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party by obtaining 17,461 votes out of the 38,577 total valid votes cast, equivalent to 45.3% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Jacob Kwaku Arkoh of the People’s National Convention, Samuel Fleischer Kwabi of the National Democratic Congress, Francis Darby Kobena Inkoom of the Convention People’s Party, Matilda Garbrah an independent candidate. These obtained 0.75%, 41.02%, 0.77% and 12.20% respectively of total valid votes cast.
He lost the New Patriotic Party parliamentary elections in 2021 to Kwadjo Asante with 272 votes out of 666 votes cast.
Personal life
Opare-Ansah is a Christian. He is married.
