Oppey Abbey

Oppey Abbey (November 5, 1945 – February 22, 2019) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Awutu-Senya Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.

Early life and education Abbey was born in Awutu Senya West in the Central Region of Ghana on November 5, 1945. He obtained a Diploma in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology after he studied engineering.

Career Abbey, a mechanical engineer was the former MP for Awutu-Senya, and was the first to win the seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2004 and made his entrance into Parliament on the January 7, 2005.

Politics Abbey was first elected into Parliament during the December 2005 Ghanaian General Elections on the Ticket of the New Patriotic Party as a member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya Constituency with 32,539 votes out of the 64,740 valid votes casts representing 50.30%. He was defeated by David Nana Larbie of the National Democratic Congress in 2008.

He served on the Foreign Affairs and Business Committees of Parliament.

Personal life Abbey was a Christian. He died on February 22, 2019.