Oppey Abbey
Ghanaian politician
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| Intro | Ghanaian politician | |||
| Places | Ghana | |||
| was | Politician Engineer | |||
| Work field | Engineering Politics | |||
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| Religion: | Christianity | |||
| Birth | 5 November 1945, Senya, Central Region, Ghana | |||
| Death | 22 February 2019 (aged 73 years) | |||
| Star sign | Scorpio | |||
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Biography
Oppey Abbey (November 5, 1945 – February 22, 2019) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Awutu-Senya Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.
Early life and education
Abbey was born in Awutu Senya West in the Central Region of Ghana on November 5, 1945. He obtained a Diploma in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology after he studied engineering.
Career
Abbey, a mechanical engineer was the former MP for Awutu-Senya, and was the first to win the seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2004 and made his entrance into Parliament on the January 7, 2005.
Politics
Abbey was first elected into Parliament during the December 2005 Ghanaian General Elections on the Ticket of the New Patriotic Party as a member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya Constituency with 32,539 votes out of the 64,740 valid votes casts representing 50.30%. He was defeated by David Nana Larbie of the National Democratic Congress in 2008.
He served on the Foreign Affairs and Business Committees of Parliament.
Personal life
Abbey was a Christian. He died on February 22, 2019.