Oppey Abbey
# Oppey Abbey

Oppey Abbey (November 5, 1945 – February 22, 2019) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Awutu-Senya Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.

## Early life and education

Abbey was born in Awutu Senya West in the Central Region of Ghana on November 5, 1945. He obtained a Diploma in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology after he studied engineering.

## Career

Abbey, a mechanical engineer was the former MP for Awutu-Senya, and was the first to win the seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2004 and made his entrance into Parliament on the January 7, 2005.

## Politics

Abbey was first elected into Parliament during the December 2005 Ghanaian General Elections Ghanaian on the Ticket of the New Patriotic Party as a member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya Constituency with 32,539 votes out of the 64,740 valid votes casts representing 50.30%. He was defeated by David Nana Larbie of the National Democratic Congress in 2008.

He served on the Foreign Affairs and Business Committees of Parliament.

## Personal life

Abbey was a Christian. He died on February 22, 2019.

