Alexander Afenyo-Markin
Ghanaian politician
Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Marlin (born 27 May 1978) is the Member of Parliament for the Effutu constituency, Central Region, Ghana. He serves on several committees, including the Committee on Defence and Interior.
He was the Deputy Majority Leader in the eighth Parliament of Ghana until February 2024, when he was promoted to Majority Leader as part of a reshuffle by President Nana Akufo-Addo and the leadership of the New Patriotic Party.
Early life and education
He was born on 27 May 1978 and hails from Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. He attended the STC Demonstration Prim. & JSS (1994) for his primary and junior high education. He attended St. Augustines College (1997) in Cape Coast for his senior high school education. He studied law at the University of Buckingham (LLB/MGT, 2003–2006) and the Ghana School of Law, where he received a Barrister at Law certification (2007–2009), and received an MA in international politics and security studies at the University of Bradford (2009–2011).
Career
Between the years 1999 and 2003, the Effutu legislator worked as a Principal Postal Officer at the Ghana Post Company Limited.
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