Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo
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Hon.
Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo
MP
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Shai-Osudoku Constituency | |
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Assumed office 7 January 2017 |
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| Preceded by | David Tetteh Assumeng |
| Majority | 13,596 |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
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| Born |
Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo
21 February 1979 Ghana |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Coast; National Insurance College |
| Occupation | Economist/banker/insurer |
| Profession | Politician |
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.
Education
In 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.
Career
Ocloo is an economist, banker and an insurer by profession. She served as a Client Service Consultant at Old Mutual Assurance, formerly Provident Life Insurance.
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.
2016 election
Ocloo 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.
2020 election
Ocloo 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.
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. She is a Christian ( Mission of God Church, Dodowa)