Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo

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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 (age 42)
Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materNational Insurance College
OccupationEconomist/banker/insurer
ProfessionPolitician

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]

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]

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.[6][1] She is a Christian ( Mission of God Church, Dodowa)[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Dublin, David. "Election Passport – Ghana". Election Passport. American University. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament of Ghana".
  3. ^ 122108447901948 (10 December 2016). "Linda elected MP for Shai Osudoku". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2 March 2019.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Wives of deceased MPs who succeeded them in Parliament". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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