Kwaku Afriyie

Kwaku Afriyie (born 7 July 1954) is a Ghanaian politician, farmer and a member of the New Patriotic Party in Ghana.

[1] He was appointed by President Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo in January 2017 and was approved by the Members of Parliament in February 2017.

[3] Between 2001 and 2005, he was part of the Cabinet Sub-committee on Cocoa Affairs during President Kufuor's administration.

[6] Afriyie contested the Sefwi Wiawso( Ghana parliament constituency) parliamentary seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party in the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won the election with 31,736 votes representing 54.29% of the total votes.

He won the election over Aidoo Evans Paul of the National Democratic Congress, Bonye Martin Kofi (IND), Louisa Nkuah Kwayie of the GUM and Prince Akomeah Stephen of the GCPP.