Laurette Korkor Asante
Hon. MP Korkor Laurette Asante | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Atiwa West | |
| Assumed office January 7, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kwasi Amoako Atta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 12, 1962 Kwabeng Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Residence | Ghana |
| Alma mater | Barnard College Rutgers Law School |
| Occupation | Politician, Lawyer |
Laurette Korkor Asante (born November 12, 1962) is a Ghanaian politician, lawyer and member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She is the member of Parliament for the Atiwa West constituency in the Eastern Region (Ghana).[1][2] She represents the constituency in the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana as a member of the New Patriotic Party.[3]
Early life and education
Laurette hails from Kwabeng in the Eastern Region (Ghana)of Ghana. She obtained her Bachelors of Arts degree in Economics from the Barnard College,Columbia University 1986. She later earned a Juris Doctor from the Rutgers Law School in 1994.[4]
Career
Laurette before her parliamentary victory served as the deputy-director in charge of operations and benefits at Social Security and National Insurance Trust. She also worked as a non-executive director at Societe Generale Ghana.[5][6][7]
Political life
In January 2024, she contested and won the NPP parliamentary primaries for Atiwa West (Ghana parliament constituency) in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[8][9][10] She subsequently won the parliamentary seat during the 2024 Ghanaian general election with 16,395 representing 67.04% of total votes to become part of the ninth parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[11][12]<reff name="norvanreports_2024-12-17"/>[3]
References
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- ^ "Laurette Asante - Lawyer in Newark, NJ - Avvo". www.avvo.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Online, Peace FM. "Atiwa West Constituency Parliament Results - Ghana 2024 Election Results". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "SSNIT collects GH¢440m from indebted employers as of October". Graphic Online. December 2, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Otchere, Gertrude Owireduwaah (December 3, 2019). "SSNIT saves GH¢ 62m in pension payroll clean-up - Adomonline.com". Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "SOGEGH | Societe Generale Ghana Ltd. Profile". MarketWatch. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "Lawyer Laurette Korkor Asante inspires candidates in Atiwa West ahead of BECE". GhanaWeb. July 7, 2024. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "Lawyer Laurette Korkor Asante inspires candidates in Atiwa West ahead of BECE". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on December 30, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "NPP Primaries: Eastern Region heats up with 84 candidates vying for 22 parliamentary seats". December 27, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Ghana, Media General. "Eastern Region 2024 Ghana Parliamentary Election Results". Media General Election Command Centre. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ "Eastern Region - 2024 Results". www.modernghana.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.