Hon. Joseph Kwame Kumah | |
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Assumed office 7 January 2017 | |
President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Kintampo North Constituency | |
Personal details | |
Born | Sugliboi, Ghana | 24 January 1974
Nationality | Ghanaian![]() |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Profession | Educationist |
Committees | Judiciary Committee; Education Committee |
Joseph Kwame Kumah (born 24 January 1974) is a Ghanaian politician who currently serves as the Member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Kintampo North constituency.[1][2][3]
Kumah was born on 24 January 1974 and is Sugliboi in the Bono East Region of Ghana.[4] He achieved a bachelor's degree in education in 1999. In 2010, he graduated with a postgraduate certificate in Public Administration. He later received a Master of Arts degree in Local Government Administration and Organization from the Institute of Local Government Studies.[5][6]
Kumah was a house master at the Ghana Education Service.[5]
Kumah is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[7] He was elected as the Member of Parliament for Kintampo North in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. He won with 33,460 votes (62.98% of the votes cast). The NPP candidate, Micheal Sarkodie Baffoe, came second with 16,499 (31.05%).[8][9]
Kumah is a member of the Judiciary Committee and also a member of the Education Committee.[10]
Kumah is a Christian.[5]