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Ghanaian politician and lawyer (born )

Ivor Kobina Greenstreet (born 31 May )^[1] is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer.

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He was the Presidential candidate for the Convention People's Party (CPP) in the Ghanaian general election.^[2][3]

Early life and education

Ivor is the third of four siblings born on 31 May ^[4] in Accra at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to Prof. Dennis Greenstreet and Miranda Greenstreet, formerly a professor at the University of Ghana and co-chair of the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers.

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He is married to the daughter of late former Vice President Kow Arkaah, who is also a lawyer with three children, a son and two daughters.^[5]

He is a native of Ga-Mashie in Accra.^[6] He had his early education in Ghana and is an enthusiastic Scuba diver, the first African to participate in an international parachuting event, and a member of the Ghana National Rifle Association.^[7] He then left for the UK to read law.

On completion, he was called to the Middle Temple and Ghana Bar respectively.^[8] In , he was involved in an accident on the Tema Motorway which resulted in him using a wheelchair till date.^[9][10]

Early career

Ivor is a lawyer by profession and a publisher.^[11][12][13]

He was called to the Ghana Bar and the English Bar (Inner Temple).

Politics

He is a political militant with the vision of augmenting the rights, freedom and opportunities of the youth, women and the less privileged. He holds in high esteem self - determination, Pan - Africanism and social justice.^[14]

Convention People's Party

He was an active member of the People's Convention Party (PCP) before the party merged with NCP to form the CPP in He continued to play various roles in the CPP.

In he was selected by the party as it parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency to contest in the Ghanaian general election, which he lost to Akosua Frema Osei-Opare of the NPP. He was the first General Secretary to be re-elected twice for the CPP in and also in ^[15] He is an enthusiastic Scuba diver, the first African to participate in an international parachuting event, and a member of the Ghana National Rifle Association (GNRA).

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In January , he contested for the Presidential Nomination to represent the CPP and won with a total vote of 1, votes, representing % of valid votes cast while his closest contender Samia Nkrumah, daughter of Ghana's first President Kwame Nkrumah, managed only votes.^[16][17] This victory made him the first physically challenged person to contest for a Presidential election in Ghana.^[18] He was the Ghanaian general election flagbearer for the (CPP).

At the end of the election he lost with 25, votes representing with Nana Akufo-Addo emerging as winner.^[19]

He was re-elected as the flagbearer for the Convention People's Party (CPP) for the general elections.^[20] In October he chose Professor Emmanuel Bobobe to be his running mate^[21]

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