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Yaw Osei Adutwum
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Minister for Education
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Constituency: Bosomtwe Constituency
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Political Party: New Patriotic Party
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General Information
- Date of Birth: Thursday, 09 April 1964
- Place of Birth: Jachie, Ashanti Region
- Marital Status and Family: Marriage
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Education: bachelor's degreeKwame Nkrumah University of Science and TechnologyLand Economy (Business Administration with a major in Real Estate)master's degreeUniversity of La VerneEducation ManagementPhDUniversity of Southern California.Educational Policy, Planning and AdministrationAdvanced level education certificateKumasi High SchoolN
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Bio History: Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.
He was born on April 9 1964 and hails from Jachie in the Ashanti region of Ghana.
Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum obtained a bachelor's degree in Land Economy (Business Administration with a major in Real Estate) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology before he migrated to the United States of America and also holds a master's degree in Education Management from the University of La Verne and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy, Planning and Administration from the University of Southern California.
He founded the New Designs Charter Schools but before he established that, he worked as a Mathematics and Information Technology teacher at the Manual Arts High School for ten years During this period, he founded the International Studies Academy which served as a small learning community for students to thrive academically and socially.
He also served as the lead Maths teacher in the USC/ Manual Arts Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI. He was also part of the task force established by the National Research for Career and Technical to develop a national model for career and technical education in High School and College levels. He is currently the Deputy Minister for Education in charge of Pre-tertiary Education.
On January 21, 2021, Yaw Adutwum was promoted and appointed Minister of Education after serving as the Deputy Minister of Education for four years.
He has set up 35 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) senior high schools and 5 STEM universities across Ghana under his leadership.
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- Appointment Date: Thursday, 21 November 2024
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