Which position did Kobina Tahir Hammond hold from 2012 to 2016?
Kobina Tahir Hammond Kobina Tahir Hammond ( born June 16 , 1960 ) is a lawyer and Ghanaian politician of the Republic of Ghana . He is the Member of Parliament representing Adansi-Asokwa constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 3rd , 4th,5th,6th , 7th and the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana . He is a member of the New Patriotic Party . Early life and Education . Hammond was born on June 16 , 1960 . He hails from Asokwa , a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana . He is a product of the University of Ghana ( UG ) . He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Political Science from the university . He acquired the degree in 1986 . He is also a product of Grays Inn , Holborn Law School , London , UK . From there , he acquired a Bachelor of Law in 1991 . He is also a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he studied Political Science . Career . Hammond was a partner at the Chancery Chambers in London . Political career . Hammond is a member of the New Patriotic Party . He became a member of parliament from January 2001 after emerging winner in the General Election in December 2000 . He has since then had a run of five consecutive terms in office . He is the MP for Adansi-Asokwa constituency . He has been elected as the member of parliament for this constituency in the third , fourth , fifth , sixth and seventh parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana . He was re-elected in the 2020 General election to represent in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana . Kobina was a member of the Finance Committee , and Mines and Energy Committee in the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana . Elections . In the year 2000 , Hammond won the general elections as the member of parliament for the Adansi-Asokwa constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana . He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party . His constituency was a part of the 31 parliamentary seats out of 33 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region . The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 99 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats . He was elected with 10,306 votes out of 19,407 total valid votes cast . This was equivalent to 54.4% of the total valid votes cast . He was elected over Theresa Mensah of the National Democratic Congress , Nana Yaw Frimpong of the People’s National Convention , Kwame Amoh of the Convention People’s Party , Peter Kofi Essilfie of the National Reformed Party and Prince Lawrence of the United Ghana Movement . These won 7,230 , 1,001 , 241 , 92 and 61 votes out of the total valid votes cast respectively . These were equivalent to 38.2% , 5.3% , 1.3% , 0.5% and 0.3% respectively of total valid votes cast . Hammond was elected as the member of parliament for the Adansi-Asokwa constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for the second time in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections . He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party . His constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region . The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats . He was elected with 15,176 votes out of 24 , 112 total valid votes cast equivalent to 62.9% of total valid votes cast . He was elected over Seidu S . Adams of the Peoples’ National Convention and Reverend Evans Amankwa of the National Democratic Congress . These obtained 0.7% and 36.3% respectively of total valid votes cast . In 2008 , he won the general elections on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party for the same constituency . His constituency was part of the 34 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region . The New Patriotic Party won a minority total of 109 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats . He was elected with 13,659 votes out of 24,524 total valid votes cast equivalent to 55.7% of total valid votes cast . He was elected over Alhaji Abdul-Lateef Madjoub of the National Democratic Congress , Amoako Anaafi of Democratic Freedom Party and Owusu-Boamah Francis of the Convention People’s Party . These obtained 37.59% , 5.43% and 1.28% respectively of the total votes cast . Personal life . Hammond is a Muslim . He belongs to the Ahmadiya faction . He is married .