Frank Annoh Dompreh
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Frank Annoh-Dompreh (born 25 October 1977) is a
Ghanaian The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ...
politician and consultant. He is a member of the
New Patriotic Party The New Patriotic Party (NPP; ) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative political party in Ghana. Since the democratisation of Ghana in 1992, it has been one of the two dominant parties in Ghanaian ...
and was the Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri between Jan 2013 and Jan 2025. He is the chairperson for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Subsidiary Legislation and Roads and Transport Committee.


Early life

Annoh-Dompreh was born in 1977 at Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Eastern Region, Ghana. He graduated from the
University of Cape Coast The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast in the central region of Ghana. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two ...
with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture. He also studied at Mountcrest University where he obtained an
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and
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. He also obtaine
MSC. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE from Institute of Local Government. He gained MSC. CLIMATE CHANGE at University of Ghana.


Politics

Annoh-Dompreh started his engagement in politics as a student politician when he contested and was elected as president of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) while a student of the
university of Cape Coast The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast in the central region of Ghana. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two ...
in 2000. He was selected as the Eastern regional Youth Organizer for the
New Patriotic Party The New Patriotic Party (NPP; ) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative political party in Ghana. Since the democratisation of Ghana in 1992, it has been one of the two dominant parties in Ghanaian ...
. In 2012, He contested in the Nsawam/Adoagyiri NPP Parliamentary primaries against Seth Wiafe Danquah and was given the nod by delegates in the constituency, to represent them in the
2012 Ghanaian parliamentary election General elections were held in Ghana on Friday 7 December 2012 to elect a president and members of Parliament in 275 electoral constituencies. Owing to the breakdown of some biometric verification machines, some voters could not vote, and voting ...
, by obtaining 366 out of the 482 votes cast. He proceed to win the seat against Ben Ohene-ayeh of the NDC. He retained his seat in the 2016 Ghanaian parliamentary election. He is also a member of the Parliamentary Select Committees on Subsidiary Legislation and Roads & Transport.


Committees

Annoh-Dompreh is the vice-chairperson of the Housing Committee. He is also a member of the Finance Committee; a member of the Education Committee; a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, a member of the Appointments Committee, a member of the Business Committee and also a member of the Committee of Selection Committee.


Personal life

Annoh-Dompreh is a
Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...
and attends the
Church of Pentecost The Church of Pentecost is a Pentecostal denomination that originates from Ghana. The Church currently has a presence in 190 countries globally. Its current Chairman, who happens to be its highest officer worldwide, is Apostle Eric Nyamekye. ...
. He is married with three children.


Controversies

In January 2025 during the vetting process, Annoh-Dompreh had an altercation with Emeafa Hardcastle who he accused of calling him "silly". It was alleged that Hardcastle confronted Annoh-Dompreh and said: "You are threatening me that you are taking me on because who are you? What do you mean by taking me on? You are a micro-minority. Doesn’t Afenyo-Markin himself use that phrase? I don’t have time for that. You think you can bully me here?" She later apologized to him. In January 2025, he was suspended by
Alban Bagbin Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin (born 24 September 1957) is a Ghanaian politician who is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana. He was the List of Mills government ministers, Minister for Health in the Ghana government from January 2012 ...
for two weeks after he was involved in chaos during the sitting of the Appointments Committee.


References


External links


Profile on Parliament of Ghana website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Annor-Dompreh, Frank 1977 births Living people Ghanaian Pentecostals Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017 University of Cape Coast alumni New Patriotic Party politicians Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025 Politicians from Eastern Region (Ghana) Ghanaian MPs 2025–2029