Isaac Yaw Opoku
Isaac Yaw Opoku is a Ghanaian politician and member of parliament for the Offinso South constituency in the Ashanti region of Ghana.[1][2][3][4]
Hon. Isaac Yaw Opoku MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Offinso South Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Abdallah Banda |
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| Born | Isaac Yaw Opoku 27 August 1957 Offinso, Ghana |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Committees | Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee, Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee |
Early life and education
He was born on 27 August 1957 and hails from Offinso in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He holds a PhD in Mycology in 1993.[1]
Career
He was the executive director of Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana under Cocobod.[1][5][6][7][8]
Political career
He is a member of NPP and currently the MP for Offinso South Constituency.[9][10] In the 2020 General Elections, he won the parliamentary seat with 39,971 votes whilst Yussif Haruna had 19,952 votes.[11]
Committees
He is a member of the Members Holding Offices of Profit Committee and also a member of the Trade, Industry and Tourism Committee.[1]
Personal life
Opoku is a Christian.[9]
References
- "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
- "Dr Isaac Yaw Opoku". DailyGuide Network. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- "More efforts are needed to combat cocoa swollen shoot disease". GhanaWeb. 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- "MP Hails Ghana's Cocoa Production Record". DailyGuide Network. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- "THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN GHANA VISIT THE COCOA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF GHANA". gh.china-embassy.org. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- "Work hard to sustain new level of cocoa production". The Chronicle Online. 2021-11-04. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- "Construction of cocoa flavour lab, quality training centre underway at Tafo". Ghanaian Times. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- "Cocobod - [News Article Title]". cocobod.gh. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- "Opoku, Yaw Isaac". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- "Confirmation of the MCE - Offinso Municipality Assembly". 2021-10-05. Archived from the original on 2022-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
- FM, Peace. "2020 Election - Offinso South Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
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