Edward Aliedong Alhassan

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Edward Aliedong Alhassan
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 1997
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Succeeded byAdam Mahama
MP for Damango Daboya
Personal details
Born15 April 1940 (83 years old)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materDamongo Middle Boarding School
OccupationFarmer

Hon. Edward Aliedong Alhassan (born 15 April 1940) was the member of 1st parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana for Damango-Daboya from 7 January 1993 to 6 January 1997. He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the 1992 Ghanaian general election.

Early life and education[edit]

Edward Aliedong Alhassan was born on 15 April 1940. He had his education at Damongo Middle Boarding School, Govt. Secondary School. He graduated from the Tamale Senior High School. He obtained a diploma in statistics.

Career[edit]

Aliedong Alhassan is a farmer and was a former member of Parliament for the Damango Daboya constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Politics[edit]

Edward Aliedong Alhassan is a member of the National Democratic Congress. In 1992, he contested to represent the people of Damango and Daboya in the 1st parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[1] He was elected on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress and won the parliamentary seat with Eight Thousand Three Hundred and Fifty-Six votes which correspond to 35.80%.[2][3] On 7th, January 1997, he was succeeded by Hon. Adam Mahama who became a member of the 2nd parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana after winning the parliamentary seat in the 1996 Ghanaian general election.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results Parliamentary Elections". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "1992 Parliamentary Elections". Peace FM Online.
  3. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Damongo Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM.