Hon. Oscar Liwaal | |
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Member of Parliament for Yunyoo Constituency | |
Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Naabu Joseph Bipoba |
Personal details | |
Born | Oscar Liwaal 1 May 1978 Jimbale,North East Region,Ghana |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Occupation | Politician |
Committees | Members holding Office of Profit Committee (Vice Chairperson);Health Committee |
Oscar Liwaal (born 1 May 1978) is a Ghanaian politician. He is a member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Yunyoo Constituency in the Yunyoo-Nasuan District in the North East Region of Ghana. [1] [2] He was a former chief executive officer for Bunkpurugu Yunyoo and Yunyoo-Nasuan district respectively. [3] [4]
Liwaal was born on 1 May 1978. He hails from Jimbale. He is a teacher by profession. he holds a degree in education( 2013). [5]
Liwaal is a member of the New patriotic Party. In 2017,he was nominated by President Nana Akufo-Addo and confirmed as the District chief executive for Bunkpurugu Yunyoo in the then Northern region. He was later moved to head the newly formed Yunyoo-Nasuan district. [6] [3] He contested the Yunyoo Constituency seat on 2016 but lost to the incumbent Naabu Joseph Bipoba. [7] He was again chosen as the party's candidate for the December 2020 election. He won the parliamentary election with 12,103 votes representing 56.3% of the total votes cast,beating his main opponent and incumbent member of parliament Naabu Joseph Bipoba of the NDC who obtained 9177 votes representing 42.7% of the total valid votes cast. [8]
He serves as the vice chairperson and member of the Members holding Office of Profit Committee and Health Committee respectively in the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. [9]
He is a Christian. [5]