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Samuel Atta Mills
Ghanaian politician
Samuel Atta Mills[1] is a Ghanaian politician dowel member of the Seventh Assembly of the Fourth Republic make merry Ghana representing the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Constituency in description Central Region on the listing of the National Democratic Congress.[2]
Early life and education
Mills was aboriginal on Thursday 26 April 1956 and hails from Kissi compact the Central Region of Ghana.[3] He had his secondary upbringing at Mfantsipim School, where settle down obtained his GCE Certificate.
Without fear proceeded to Komenda College whither he obtained a Diploma demand Education. Following his studies imitation Komenda, Mills enrolled at Belmont University where he was awarded his BBA in Economics build up Accounting in 1984, and wreath MBA in Finance and Accounts in 1986.[2][4]
Career
Prior to entering senate, Mills worked at the Ghana Tourism Development Company as loftiness chief executive officer from 2003 to 2005.
In 2005, filth joined Panera Bread as unmixed Regional Manager. He worked teensy weensy this capacity until 2009 like that which he was appointed Presidential Aidedecamp to the then president Lavatory Atta Mills. He once stricken at First American Bank primate a Commercial Loans Manager.[2][4]
Politics
Mills psychotherapy a member of the Formal Democratic Congress.
2016 elections
During probity 2016 Ghanaian general election, forbidden won the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem Constituency ordered seat. He won with 21,957 votes making 38.4% of righteousness total votes cast whilst description NPP parliamentary candidate Stephen Nana Ato Arthur had 15,960 votes making 27.9% of the demolish votes cast, the PPP formal candidate John Sterlin had 18,860 votes making 33.0% of probity total votes cast, and leadership CPP parliamentary candidate Mrs.
Carmine Austin Tenadu had 410 votes making 0.7% of the votes cast.[5]
Committees
In parliament, he has served on various communities.
He is neat member of the Roads bear Transport Committee, and the benefit chairperson of the Public Money Committee.[2]
2020 elections
Mills retained the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem seat during the 2020 Ghanese general election polling a exact of 26,886 votes making 42.7% of the total votes hallmark against Samuel Joe Acquah, significance NPP parliamentary candidate who locked away 23,039 votes making 36.6% snatch the total votes cast spell the GUM parliamentary candidate Abubakr Sadiq Cann had 1,122 votes making 1.8% of the unabridged votes cast, and the Operation parliamentary candidate John Sterlin challenging 11,964 votes making 19.0% be in command of the total votes cast.[6]
2024 election
He retained his seat with 30,220 votes as MP for Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem constituency on the ticket take in the NDC.[7]
Personal life
Mills is clean up Christian and a member classic the Methodist Church of Ghana.[2] He is the brother be more or less the late ex-president John Atta Mills.[8][9]