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Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo
Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo ( born on 21st February 1979) at Anyaa- Abasa, 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] EducationIn 2000, Ocloo obtained her Diploma in Banking from the Cambridge Academy in Accra and a 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] CareerOcloo 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] PoliticsOcloo 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 electionOcloo contested the Shai- Osudoku constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of National Democratic Congress during the 2016 Ghanaian general election and won with 20,114 votes representing 67.07% of the total votes. She was elected over Stephen Nene Oyortey of the New Patriotic Party who polled 6,518 votes which is equivalent to 21.73%, parliamentary candidate for the PPP Emmanuel Martey Tetteh had 3,203 votes representing 10.68% and the parliamentary candidate for the Convention People's Party had 154 votes representing 0.51% of the total votes.[7] 2020 electionOcloo was re- elected as a member of parliament for Shai- Osudoku constituency on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanaian general election. She was elected with 32,516 votes representing 67.2% over the parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party Benjamin Nargeh, who had 15,900 votes representing 32.8% of the total votes.[8][9][10][11] Personal lifeOcloo 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][13] EmploymentMadam Linda Ocloo has worked at;
HonourIn the year 2022, madam Linda was honoured the Award for Outstanding female MP in Ghana by West Africa Young Leaders Awards (WAYLA) for her exceptional effective service.[15] References
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