Augustine Collins Ntim

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Hon.
Augustine Collins Ntim
MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Offinso North Constituency
In office
7 January 2009 – Incumbent
Personal details
Born
Augustine Collins Ntim

(1964-09-24) 24 September 1964 (age 59)
Nkenkaasu, Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children6
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
OccupationPolitician
CommitteesYouth, Sports and Culture Committee; Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee

Augustine Collins Ntim (born September 24, 1964) is a Ghanaian politician and an educationist.[1][2] He is a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Offinso North Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[3][4]

Early life and education[edit]

Augustine was born on 24 September 1964 in a town called Nkenkaasu in the Ashanti Region. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Reproductive Biology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He also holds two academic certificates from Harvard Kennedy School.[1][4][3][5]

Political career[edit]

He was elected into parliament in 2009 where he won with over 3000 votes. He was re-elected on 7 January 2013 after the 2012 Ghanaian General Elections and reelected to enter parliament on 7 January 2017 after the completion of the 2016 Ghanaian General Elections where he obtained 53.15% of the total votes cast.[3][6][7] He was again elected in the 2020 General elections where he obtained 48.67% of the total votes cast.[8]

Employment[edit]

He was the District Chief Executive for the Ministry of Local Government from the year 2005 to 2009. Ntim has been in the parliament of Ghana from 2009 till date.[3] He is a member of the Government Assurance Committee which sees to the fulfilment of all promises and assurances given by ministers. He is also a member of the Health Committee.[9][1][5]

Committees[edit]

He is a member of the Youth, Sports and Culture Committee and also a member of the Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee.[4]

Personal life[edit]

He is a Christian and married with six children.[3][1][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Ghana Parliament member Augustine Collins Ntim". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  2. ^ "Odekro". odekro. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ntim, Augustine Collins". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  4. ^ a b c "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  5. ^ a b c UKGCC (2018-07-05). "HON. AUGUSTINE COLLINS NTIM". UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  6. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2012 Results - Offinso North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  7. ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Offinso North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  8. ^ "Ashanti Region - 2020 Results". ModernGhana. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  9. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2020-07-06.