Frederick Obeng Adom
Hon Frederick Obeng Adom | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Upper West Akim | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Obeng Adom 11 January 1984 Aburi |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Committees | Gender and Children Committee, Youth, Sports and Culture Committee |
Frederick Obeng Adom (born 11 January 1984) is a Ghanaian Politician. He is a member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1][2] He is the deputy minister of transportation.[3][4]
Early life and career
[edit]Adom was born on 11 January 1984. He hails from Aburi. He is a graduate of Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Science marketing in 2013.[2] He was the business development officer of Fonak Technologies Ltd and Chief Executive Officer of Surveying Precision Market Ltd.[5][2]
Politics
[edit]Adom is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In June 2020 NPP parliamentary primaries, he contested and won to represent the NPP in the 2020 Ghanaian general election. He won the Upper West Akim Constituency seat in the general elections to unseat the incumbent member of parliament Ohene Assifo Derek Bekoe of the NDC, He polled 21,863 of the valid vote cast.[6][7] He serves as member of House Committee and Mines and Energy Committee respectively in the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[8][9]
He was nominated and appointed as the deputy minister of transportation by President Nana Akufo-Addo.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Member of Parliament | Uwada Assembly". Uwada Government of Ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ a b c "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Parliament approves 12 more Deputy Ministers-Designate, defers three". GhanaWeb. 2021-06-19. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Deputy Transport Minister, Obeng Adom inspects expansion works on Kumasi Airport". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Adom, Obeng Frederick". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ Abedu-Kennedy, Dorcas (2019-09-28). "Provisional results: NPP orphan constituencies primaries". Adomonline. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Adom makes history for NPP in Upper West Akyem, vows to secure seat". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ "Parliament approves 12 more Deputy Minister nominees, suspends approval of Gifty Twum-Ampofo and 2 others - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2022-08-29.
- ^ emmakd (2021-04-22). "President nominates 39 deputy ministers; one minister of state". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2022-08-29.