Lawyer atta akyea biography of rory

Ghanaian lawyer and politician

Samuel Atta Akyea (born 20 August 1962)^[1] is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party.

He was the Minister for Works and Housing from 2017 until January 2021. He is the Member of Parliament of Akim Abuakwa South constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He is the second person aside Nana Akufo-Addo to be elected as MP for that constituency in the 4th republic.

Early life and education

He was born in Kyebi in the Eastern Region of Ghana.^[2] He attended the University of Ghana, Legon and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Philosophy in 1989.^[2] He proceeded to the Ghana School of Law and obtained his practising license in 1993.^[2][3]

Working life

After being called to the Bar in 1994, Atta Akyea was employed as a state attorney at the Attorney General's Department.^[2] He later joined the private law firm, Akufo-Ad