Abraham Dwuma Odoom
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Hon. Abraham Dwuma Odoom MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Twifo Atti-Morkwa Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2017 – 6 January 2021 | |
| Succeeded by | David T. D. Vondee |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1952 |
| Party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, University of Ghana |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Accountant |
| Committees | Parliamentary Select Committee on Food and Agriculture (Vice Chairman) |
Abraham Dwuma Odoom is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Twifo Atti-Morkwa Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1] He is credited with developing a concept note behind Nigeria's 'successful' rice production story.[2][3]
Odoom was born on 11 August 1952 and hails from Twifo Ayaase in the Central Region of Ghana. He has a certificate in Political and Economic Change from the J. F. Kennedy School of Governance, Harvard University in 2007 and also a Diploma in Accounting from the University of Ghana in 1979.[1][4]
Career
Odoom was a Lead Consultant in Cocoa Redevelopment from June 2016 to 6 January 2017. He also worked at the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria. He was also a Policy Advisor at Bill/Melinda Gates/J. A Kufuor Foundation Competitive African Rice Initiative Project in Nigeria from 2014 to May 2016.[1][5]
Politics
Odoom is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He was the member of parliament for Twifo Atti-Morkwa Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana from 2017 to 2021.[4][6][7]
2016 election
During the 2016 Ghanaian general election, Odoom won the Twifo Atti Morkwa Constituency parliamentary seat. He won with 21,231 votes making 58.2% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Samuel Ato Amoah had 14,887 votes making 40.8% of the total votes cast, the PPP parliamentary candidate Abu Ayuba had 273 votes making 0.8% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Ebenezer Appiah had 115 vote making 0.3% of the total votes cast.[8]
Minister
Odoom is the former Deputy Minister for Health during the Kufuor administration.[9]
He is the former Deputy Minister for Local Government.[10]
Committee
Odoom was a member and Vice Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Food and Agriculture.[11][12]
Personal life
Odoom is a Christian.[4]
