George Takyi

George Kwabena Obeng Takyi (born 29 March 1965) is a chartered accountant and currently a member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana for Manso Nkwanta Constituency in the Ashanti Region.^[1][2][3]

Hon. George Takyi MP
Member of Parliament for Manso Nkwanta Constituency
In office 7 January 2021 – 6 January 2025
Succeeded by	Tweneboa Kodua Fokuo
Personal details
Born	George Kwabena Obeng Takyi (1965-03-29) 29 March 1965 (age 60) Mpatuam, Ghana
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Chartered Accountant
Committees	Government Assurance Committee; Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee

Early life and education

Takyi was born on 29 March 1965 at Mpatuam, in Amansie West District since 1988. He has an MBA in Chartered Accountancy, Business Communication. He also has a PhD candidate in the area of Accounting, Finance and Taxation.^[1][4]

Career

Prior to entering politics, Takyi worked as a lecturer at the Kumasi campus of the University of Education, Winneba.^[1]

Political Life

He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and currently the member of parliament for the Manso Nkwanta Constituency in the Ashanti Region.^[4][5][6] He won the NPP Parliamentary primaries for the Manso Nkwanta seat against Joseph Albert Quarm.^[7] He subsequently contested against Bance Musah Osmane, an NDC candidate in the December 2020 election. Takyi had 34,408 votes making 76.1% of the total votes cast to win the Manso Nkwanta Constituency seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) whilst the NDC parliamentary aspirant had 10,798 votes making 23.9% of the total votes cast.^[8]

Committees

He is a member of the Government Assurance Committee and also a member of the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee.^[1]

Personal life

He is a Christian.^[1][4]

Philanthropy

In February 2021, he presented some school uniforms and PPE to some schools in the Manso Nkwanta Constituency in the Ashanti Region.^[9]