Alfred Oko Vanderpuije

Hon.
Alfred Oko Vanderpuije
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ablekuma South
Assumed office
7 January 2017
Preceded byFritz Baffour
Mayor of Accra
In office
2009–2017
Preceded byStanley Nii Adjiri Blankson
Succeeded byMohammed Nii Adjei Sowah
Personal details
Born
Alfred Oko Vanderpuije

(1955-11-04) 4 November 1955 (age 69)
Jamestown, Ghana
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Spouse(s)Gifty Naa Adei Vanderpuije
(m. 1982; died 2012)
Cynthia Amerley Ayiku
(m. 2019)
Residence(s)Accra, Ghana
OccupationPolitician

Alfred Oko Vanderpuije (born 4 November 1955)[1][2] is a Ghanaian educationist and politician who currently serves as a member of parliament. He is currently the member of parliament for Ablekuma South Constituency in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[3]

His Dutch surname reflects his Euro-African descent. The ancestors of Vanderpuije originally came from Sint-Maartensdijk on the former island of Tholen in the Netherlands.[4] His ancestor, Jacobus van der Puije, was governor of the Dutch Gold Coast in 1780.[5]

  1. ^ Newghana.org - Alfred Vanderpuije Ed.S.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Accra Mayor Okoe Vanderpuye Headed To Parliament - Wins Ablekuma South Seat". Ghana Celebrities. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ^ Van der Rijt, Franka (30 November 2009). "Dit voelt voor mij als warme thuiskomst". BN De Stem. Archived from the original on 2 December 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Okoe Vanderpuije Bio: 7 Lesser Known Facts About The Fmr Accra Mayor". BuzzGhana. 25 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2019.