Alfred Kwame Agbesi

Alfred Kwame Agbesi (20 February 1955 – 2 May 2025) was a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He belonged to the National Democratic Congress. He was once Member of Parliament for Ashaiman and a Deputy majority leader of Parliament of Ghana under the John Dramani Mahama administration.

Early life and education Alfred Kwame Agbesi was born on 20 February 1955. He hailed from Agave-Afedume in British Togoland (now in the Volta Region of Ghana).

Career Agbesi worked with the judicial service of Ghana as a lawyer before he became a member of parliament for Ashaiman. He was thus a lawyer and Ghanaian politician by profession.

After being elected in 2008 he was chosen as a member of Ghana delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, Nigeria in 2009 and again in 2013 to represent Ghana.

2004 elections Agbesi was elected as the member of parliament for the Ashaiman Constituency for the first time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. He was elected with 53,559 votes out of 94,091 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 56.9% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Hajia Hajara M. Ali of the People's National Convention, Teye Emmanauel Kinsford Kwesi of the New Patriotic Party, Phoyon Isaac Bruce Mensah of the Convention People's Party and Amable Kwame Samuel an independent candidate. These obtained 2.9%, 38.3%, 0.9% and 1.0% respectively of the total valid votes cast. Agbesi was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. In all, the National Democratic Congress won a total 94 parliamentary seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

Personal life and death Agbesi was married with six children.