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Angela Oforiwa Alorwu-Tay


Angela Alorwu Tay2
Date of Birth:
1971-04-16
Place of Birth:
Ghana

Angela Oforiwa Alorwu-Tay is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Afadjato South Constituency in the Volta Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana). She was one of the five women elected out of nine who contested during the 2016 general elections in the Volta Region.

She has a BA from the University of Ghana, a Diploma from West Africa Computer Science Institute, and a GCE O'level from Nkonya Secondary School.

She also has an MA in Democracy, Governance, Law & Development from the University of Cape Coast.

She served as a secretary of Unique Insurance CO. between the period of 1999 to 2003. She also served as a Manager at Tahnaf Service between 2004 and 2012. She added on as a District Chief Executive from 2012 to 2016.

In 2015, she contested and won the NPP parliamentary seat for the Afadjato South Constituency in the Volta Region and polled 5,138 votes to beat Mr. Reuben Kornu with 1,419 votes, Miss Kafui Takyi -1,366 votes, Mr Eben Kay Hodo – 820 votes, Mr Victus Agbesi with 577 votes and Miss Susie Adoboe with 559 votes.

She also advocates for the gender parity issue Ghana is facing and holds the current government of Ghana to redeem his campaign promise of 30% women in his cabinet.

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