Hon.Joseph Kwame Kumah | |
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Incumbent | |
Assumed office 7 January 2017 | |
President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Kintampo North Constituency | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1974-01-24) 24 January 1974 (age 50) Sugliboi, Ghana |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Profession | Educationist |
Committees | Judiciary Committee; Education Committee |
Joseph Kwame Kumah (born 24 January 1974) is a Ghanaian politician who currently serves as the Member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Kintampo North constituency.
Early life and education
Kumah was born on 24 January 1974 and is Sugliboi in the Bono East Region of Ghana. He achieved a bachelor's degree in education in 1999. In 2010, he graduated with a postgraduate certificate in Public Administration. He later received a Master of Arts degree in Local Government Administration and Organization from the Institute of Local Government Studies.
Career
Kumah was a house master at the Ghana Education Service.
Political career
Kumah is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Kintampo North in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. He won with 33,460 votes (62.98% of the votes cast). The NPP candidate, Micheal Sarkodie Baffoe, came second with 16,499 (31.05%).
Committees
Kumah is a member of the Judiciary Committee and also a member of the Education Committee.
Personal life
Kumah is a Christian.
References
- "Don't shortchange my constituency of the 7.5 million Canadian dollars cattle ranch project – Kintampo North MP to Agric Minister". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- "Kintampo North MP canvasses for tourism devt in area". Ghanaian Times. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- GTonline (2022-09-01). "Kintampo North MP inspires youth to realise aspirations". Ghanaian Times. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- "Kumah, Kwame Joseph". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
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- GNA. "Eleven NDC parliamentary candidates contest in Bono East | News Ghana". NewsGhana. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
- "Kintampo North Constituency elects Mr. Joseph Kwame Kumah for NDC". GhanaDistricts. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- FM, Peace. "2020 Election – Bono East Region Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- "Parliamentary Results for Kintampo North". MobileGhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- "PROFILE: HON. Joseph Kwame Kumah". Ghana standard. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
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