Kwabena Twum-Nuamah (born 17 January 1978) is a Ghanaian politician and medical doctor.[1][2] He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the incumbent Member of Parliament for Berekum East. He is also the chairperson for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Health and a member of the Finance Committee.[1][3]

Hon.
Kwabena Twum-Nuamah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Berekum East
Assumed office
Jan 2013
Preceded byFirst
Personal details
Born (1978-01-17) 17 January 1978 (age 46)
Berekum, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMedical doctor
CommitteesHealth, finance

Early life and education

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Twum-Nuamah was born in 1978 at Berekum, Ghana. He studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology (2000–2003), a Commonwealth Executive Masters in Business Administration (CEMBA) General Management (2009–2012) and an MSc Public Health (2011–2012).[4][2][5]

Politics

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Twum-Nuamah is the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic in Ghana.[6] He has been a member of the New Patriotic Party since 2013. He stood for parliament in the 2013 parliamentary election in the newly formed Berekum West constituency.[7] He retained his seat in the Ghanaian parliamentary election of 2016. He is also a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Finance.[1]

Personal life

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Twum-Nuamah is married (with three children). He is a Christian (Methodist).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana.
  2. ^ a b c "MPS". Ghana MPs.
  3. ^ "Ghana News Agency". Ghana News Agency.
  4. ^ "Ghana Parliament member Dr. Kwabena Twum-Nuamah". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018.
  5. ^ "MPS". Ghana MPs.
  6. ^ "€47.1m Lifeline for Legon Hospital - Daily Guide Africa". Daily Guide Africa. Archived from the original on 5 August 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Dr. Kwabena Nuamah Twum to Lead NPP in Berekum East". Berekum city.
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