Nana Amoakoh Gyampa

Nana Amoakoh Gyampa (born March 15, 1958) is a Ghanaian politician and medical doctor.

Early life and education Amoakoh was born on 15 March 1958 and hails from Denkyira-Akropong in the Central Region of Ghana. He had his secondary education at the Boa Amponsem Senior High School. He attended the York College and graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

Career Amoakoh is a Psychologist and a businessman.

Politics He is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

2004 elections In the 2004 Ghanaian general election, he won the Upper Denkyira East Constituency parliamentary seat with 21,440 votes making 68.10% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Kojo Adjepong Afrifah had 6,433 votes making 20.40% of the total votes cast, the CPP parliamentary candidate Beatrice Buadu had 304 votes making 1.00% of the total votes cast, the PNC parliamentary candidate Amaniampong Owusu Offin had 270 votes making 0.90% of the total votes cast and an Independent parliamentary candidate Carl Ebo Morgan had 3,047 votes making 9.70% of the total votes cast.

2008 elections In the 2008 Ghanaian general election, he again won the Upper Denkyira East Constituency parliamentary seat with 17,416 votes making 59.17% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Peter Kofi Owusu-Ahia Jnr had 5,721 votes making 19.44% of the total votes cast, the CPP parliamentary candidate Yaw Asamoah had 5,994 votes making 20.36% of the total votes cast, the PNC parliamentary candidate Amaniampong Owusu Offin had 215 votes making 0.73% of the total votes cast and the DFP parliamentary candidate Augustina Ampong had 89 votes making 0.30% of the total votes cast.

2012 elections In the 2012 Ghanaian general election, he again won the Upper Denkyira East Constituency parliamentary seat with 21,020 votes making 53.98% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Dr Mark Kurt Nawaane had 17,319 votes making 44.47% of the total votes cast, the PPP parliamentary candidate Alex Nkansah had 484 votes making 1.24% of the total votes cast, the PNC parliamentary candidate Amaniampong Owusu Offin had 88 votes making 0.23% of the total votes cast and the NDP parliamentary candidate Peter Oliver Seim had 31 votes making 0.08% of the total votes cast.

2016 elections In the 2016 Ghanaian general election, he again won the Upper Denkyira East Constituency parliamentary seat with 22,212 votes making 55.69% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Emelia Ankomah had 16,297 votes making 40.9% of the total votes cast, the CPP parliamentary candidate Yaw Asamoah had 810 votes making 2.0% of the total votes cast, the PNC parliamentary candidate Amaniampong Owusu Offin had 61 votes making 0.2% of the total votes cast, an Independent parliamentary candidate Patrick Adu had 233 votes making 0.6% of the total votes cast and the PPP parliamentary candidate Fredrick Enchil had 275 votes making 0.7% of the total votes cast.

Committee He is the former Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing.

Personal life Amoakoh is a Christian. He is married with three children.

Philanthropy Amoakoh presented a corn mill, flour mix machine, roller, oven and a lester machine to Boa Amponsem Senior High School in the Central Region of Ghana.