Hon. Robert Wisdom Cudjoe | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Prestea-Huni Valley Constituency | |
Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Francis Adu-Blay Koffie |
Succeeded by | Barbara Oteng Gyasi |
Personal details | |
Born | Aboso,Nsuaem | 6 June 1965
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Alma mater | MA Human Resource Management,B.ED Psyco. (Education),Diploma in Art (Religion),ASSOCIATE MEMBER (HRM),O LEVEL,A LEVEL |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Teacher |
Robert Wisdom Cudjoe is a Ghanaian politician who served as a member of parliament for the Prestea-Huni Valley Constituency. [1] [2]
Cudjoe was born on June 6,1965. He hails from Aboso Nsuaem in the Western Region of Ghana.He also served as district chief executive (DCE) from 2008 to 2016. [3]
He holds MA Human Resource Management,which was awarded to him in 2005;he also holds B.ED. in Psychology (Education),which was also awarded to him in 1998. [4]
Cudjoe also holds Diploma in Art (Religion),which he received in 1997,and a ASSOCIATE MEMBER (HRM) in 2019. He has both A LEVEL and O LEVEL,which were awarded to him in 1988 and 1986,respectively. [4]
On November 12,2023,he donated sewing machines and 1,000 Ghanaian cedis to the Bogoso seamstress center,aiming to support its traninig programs. [5]
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