Andrew Asiamah Amoako

Andrew Asiamah Amoako (24 February 1966) is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, elected to office in December 2020 as an independent candidate. He currently represents the Fomena Constituency in the Ashanti Region. He is also the Second Deputy Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Republic of Ghana.

Early life and education Amoako was born on 24 February 1966 at Wioso-Adansi in the Ashanti Region. He holds an MSc in Environmental Resources Management, Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution and an LLB (Law) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and a professional law licence (BL) from the Ghana School of Law. He obtained Masters of Art from Kofi Annan Int. Peace Centre, BACHELOR OF SCIENCE from UST, Diploma i Surveying Practice from Ghana Institution of Surveyors.

Career Before entering politics, he was a legal practitioner at the Minka Premo and Co. (Akosombo Chambers). He was the Estates Officer, Land Officer and Valuer at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.

Amoako first won the Fomena parliamentary seat during the December 2016 elections with 14,823 representing 72.7% under the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

However, in the December 2020 elections, after breaking away from the party to run as independent candidate, he polled 12,805 votes, defeating his main opponent, his former party's Philip Ofori-Asante, who secured 10,798 votes. Amoako became the only independent candidate to win in the 2020 parliamentary elections. His position as an independent member of parliament became even more significant after the elections given that neither of the two main political parties (NPP and National Democratic Congress) could secure an outright majority. In a post-election interview, Amoako indicated that he had no ill-feelings towards the NPP over the termination of his party membership. The General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu, has suggested that Amoako could reapply for his NPP membership subject to specific party regulations and conditions. On 7 January 2021, Asiamah was elected as the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament. He is the only independent member of parliament to have been elected to that position in the history of Ghana.

Committees Amoako is the chairperson of the Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee, a member of the Standing Orders Committee, a member of the Subsidiary Legislation Committee, a member of the Education Committee and a member of the Mines and Energy Committee.

Personal life Amoako is a Christian.