Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo

Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Shai-Osudoku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[2][3]

Hon.
Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo
MP
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Shai-Osudoku Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2017
Preceded byDavid Tetteh Assumeng
Majority13,596[1]
PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
Personal details
Born
Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo

(1979-02-21) 21 February 1979
Ghana
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materNational Insurance College
OccupationEconomist/banker/insurer
ProfessionPolitician

Education

In the year 2000, Linda had her Diploma in Banking from the Cambridge Academy in Accra and Business Administration (BA) from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. She holds a diploma in Insurance which she attained from the National Insurance College at Airport Accra in the year 2004.[4]

Career

Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo is an Economist, Banker and an Insurer by profession.[4] She served as a Client Service Consultant at Old Mutual Assurance, formerly Provident Life Insurance.[5]

Politics

Ocloo is a member of National Democratic Congress and represent Shai- Osudoku constituency in the Greater Accra Region in the Seventh and Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[6]

2016 election

Ocloo contested the Shai- Osudoku constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanian general election and won with 20, 114 votes representing 67.07% of the total votes. She was elected over Stephen Nene Oyortey of New Patriotic Party who polled 6, 518 which is equivalent to 21.73%, parliamentary candidate for PPP Emmanuel Martey Tetteh had 3, 203 votes representing 10.68% and the parliamentary candidate for Convention People's Party had 154 votes representing 0.51% of the total votes.[7]

2020 election

Ocloo was re- elected as a member of parliament for Shai- Osudoku (Ghana parliament constituency) on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanian general election. She was elected with 32, 516 votes representing 67.2% over the parliamentary candidate for New Patriotic Party Benjamin Nargeh who had 15, 900 votes representing 32.8% of the total votes.[8][9][10][11]

Personal life

Ocloo is widowed and has five children. Her husband, Desmond William Ocloo, was the original NDC parliamentary candidate for the Shai-Osudoku constituency but died prior to the election following a road traffic collision in May 2016. The party then chose her to stand in place of her husband and she won with a majority of 13,596 votes.[12][1] She is a Christian ( Mission of God Church, Dodowa)[4]

References
  1. Dublin, David. "Election Passport – Ghana". Election Passport. American University. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. "Parliament of Ghana".
  3. "Linda elected MP for Shai Osudoku". Graphic Online. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Ocloo, Linda Obenewaa Akweley". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  5. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Ocloo, Linda Obenewaa Akweley". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  7. FM, Peace. "Shai Osudoku Constituency Results - Election 2016". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. "Parliamentary Results for Shai-osudoku". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  9. FM, Peace. "Shai Osudoku Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  10. "Shai Osudoku incumbent MP retains seat". Ghana News Agency. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  11. Anang, Samuel Afotey; Adjei, Abigail A. Aryeh (2020). "Assessment of livelihood opportunities among farmers in the Shai Osudoku district of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana". International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology. 16 (3/4): 171. doi:10.1504/ijarge.2020.115326. ISSN 1462-4605.
  12. "Wives of deceased MPs who succeeded them in Parliament". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.


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