Dickson Adomako Kissi
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Biography
Dickson Adomako Kissi (born 23 August 1981) is a Ghanaian politician and medical practitioner. He is amember of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Anyaa Sowutuom Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party(NPP).
Early life
Adomako Kissi was born on 23 August 1981 to Dr. Emanuel Abu Kissi, a medical doctor and Madam Elizabeth Bamfo Kissi, a Midwife nurse. He hails from Kwahu Mpreaso in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He had his secondary educations at St. Peter's Boys secondary school in Kwahu Nkwatia. He is a graduate ofBrigham Young University, USA and the Ghana medical school where he obtain a Bachelor of Science Degree (Economics and Chemistry Minor) in 2004 and a Medical Degree (General Practitioner) in 2013 respectively.
Politics
He is a member of the New Patriotic Party(NPP). In June 2015, he contested to represent the NPP at the 2016 Ghanaian general election but lost to theincumbent MPShirley Ayorkor Botchway. He founder the Professionals for Political Action (PPA), a pro NPP group made up of professionals in all sectors to canvas votes for the party's presidential candidate, Nana Addo-Dankwa-Akufo-Addo, andParliamentary Candidates. Adomako contested and won the June, 2020 parliamentary primaries to represent the NPP at the 2022 Ghanaian general elections. He won the Anyaa Sowutuom Constituency seat on the ticket of the NPP. He serves as the Vice Chairperson and a member ofEnvironment, Science and Technology Committee and Public Accounts Committeerespectively in the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
Career
Adomako was a teaching Assistant at Brigham Young University while a student of the school. Upon graduating he joined Covidien Medtronics of Connecticut as a ProductAnalyst. He is currently a medical practitioner and the Business Development Advisor of Deseret Hospital in Accra.