230 seats. He was elected with 12,444 votes out of 31,657 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 39.3% of total valid votes cast. He was elected over Gabriel Pwamang of the Peoples’ National Convention, Andema Emmanuel of the National Democratic Congress, Azantinlwo Anemana Jennifer Grace of the Convention People's Party, Bagonia Grace of the Democratic People's Party, Donald Amuah and Achuliwor A. Otito Werseh both independent candidates. These obtained 6,512, 6,201, 140, 83, 2,262 and 4,015 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 20.6%, 19.6%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 7.1% and 12.7% respectively of total valid votes cast. Politics Adda was appointed the Minister for Manpower Development and Employment by President John Kufuor in 2005. On 28 April 2006, he was moved in a cabinet reshuffle to the position of Minister for Energy. He was later replaced by Felix Owusu-Adjapong as Minister of Energy by President Kuffuor. Joe Adda retained his seat when the NPP lost the general elections in 2008. He however lost the seat in the 2012 elections to Mark Woyongo. In May 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo named Joseph Kofi Adda as part of nineteen ministers who would form his cabinet. The names of the 19 ministers were submitted to the Parliament of Ghana and announced by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Ocquaye. As a Cabinet minister, Joseph Kofi Adda was part of the inner circle of the president and aided key decision-making activities in the country. Personal life Adda was married with two children. He was a Christian. He was a Catholic. Death Adda died in the early hours of Thursday, 14 October 2021, at the Legon Hospital in Accra. External links Profile on the Ghanaian government website References 1956 births 2021 deaths People from Upper East Region New Patriotic Party politicians Energy ministers of Ghana Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005 Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009 Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013 University of Paris alumni School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni Indiana Wesleyan University alumni Ghanaian expatriates in the United States Ghanaian expatriates in France Cabinet Ministers of Ghana