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Ghanaian politician

Benjamin Komla Kpodo
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ho Central
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2013
Preceded byGeorge Kofi Nfodjoh
Majority57,119
Personal details
Born (1953-12-22) 22 December 1953 (age 70)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Benjamin Komla Kpodo is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ho Central Constituency in the Volta Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

Early life and education

Kpodo was born on December 22, 1953. He hails from Tanyigbe, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Administration-Accounting option from the University of Ghana in 1980. He obtained his master's of science in Accounting from the University of Lagos in 1991.

Politics

Kpodo is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In 2012, he contested for the Ho Central seat on the ticket of the NDC sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won. He retained his seat in the 2016 Ghanaian general election, winning 79.5% of the votes. In the 2020 election, he won 85% of the votes to again retain his seat.

Employment

  • Finance Officer, University of Education, Winneba
  • Member of Parliament (January 7, 2013 – present; 2nd term)

Personal life

He is a Christian (Evangelical Presbyterian). He is married, with seven children.

References

  1. ^ "2020 Election - Ho Central Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Kpodo, Komla Benjamin". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  4. "Benjamin Komla Kpodo, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Odekro". odekro. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  6. "2016 Election - Ho Central Constituency Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded byGeorge Kofi Nfodjoh Member of Parliament for Ho Central
2013–present
Incumbent
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