Global InformationAlfred Oko Vanderpuije information
Hon. Alfred Oko Vanderpuije | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ablekuma South | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Fritz Baffour |
| Mayor of Accra | |
| In office 2009–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Nii Adjei Sowah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Oko Vanderpuije 4 November 1955 Jamestown, Ghana |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Gifty Naa Adei Vanderpuije (m. 1982; died 2012) Cynthia Amerley Ayiku (m. 2019) |
| Residence(s) | Accra, Ghana |
| Occupation | Politician |
Alfred Oko Vanderpuije (born 4 November 1955)[1][2] is a Ghanaian educationist and politician who currently serves as a member of parliament. He is currently the member of parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[3]
His Dutch surname reflects his Euro-African descent. The ancestors of Vanderpuije originally came from Sint-Maartensdijk on the former island of Tholen in the Netherlands.[4] His ancestor, Jacobus van der Puije, was governor of the Dutch Gold Coast in 1780.[5]
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