Hon.
Ernest Yaw Anim
Member of Parliament
for Kumawu
Assumed office
7 January 2017
Assumed office
2017
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Personal details
Born
Ernest Yaw Anim
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
OccupationPolitician, accountant

Ernest Yaw Anim is a Ghanaian politician and a chartered accountant. He is the member of parliament of Kumawu Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1][2][3] He Assumed office through a by-election, winning over 70% of the Valid votes cast

Early life

Yaw Anim hails from Kumawu in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1][2][3] and attended the Kumasi Academy Senior High School where he served as the school prefect. His parents are Francis Kojo Anim, a businessman, and Mercy Opoku, a trader.

Education

In, 2004, he pursued a certificate in statistics from the University of Ghana, Ernest then proceeded to the University of Cape Coast. where he studied Bachelor of commerce and graduated with a second class honors in 2009. He earned his Masters in Financial Economics at Ohio University. and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).[4] and a fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (FCCA) in the united kingdom.

Career

Anim worked as a senior Accountant at Vanguard Properties Development, Ghana. He held a several positions at Vanguard including Financial Controller where he managed an annual budget of over $4million. He ensured compliance with all regulatory frameworks – companies, code, and taxation. Before he joined Vanguard, He was an Account Officer at Millennium Development Authority Ghana.[4]

He held the position of Manager of Manager in the Public Finance Management unit of DT Global Inc, USA until he was elected as a member of Parliament.

Ernest's professional journey also includes a tenure as Chief Finance Officer for Monarch Capital Limited, a boutique management company in Accra, Ghana. In this role, he was responsible for driving financial and commercial excellence within the organization, overseeing risk and control frameworks, and ensuring efficient accounting processes.

References

  1. 1 2 "EC declares NPP's Ernest Anim winner of Kumawu by-election". Pulse Ghana. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  2. 1 2 "Kumawu by-election: Provisional results so far put NPP's Ernest Anim in pole position - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  3. 1 2 "NPP's Ernest Yaw Anim secures landslide victory in Kumawu by-election". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2023-05-23. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
  4. 1 2 Baah-Nyarkoh, Rexford Dede (2023-05-24). "Biography Of Ernest Yaw Anim; Age, Wife, Children, Education, Career, Net Worth". Ghana Education News. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
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