Yaw Osei Adutwum

Hon. Dr.
Yaw Osei Adutwum
Minister for Education
Assumed office
5 March 2021
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byMatthew Opoku Prempeh
Member of Ghanaian Parliament for
Bosomtwe Constituency
Assumed office
7 January 2017
Preceded bySimon Osei-Mensah
Deputy Minister for Education
In office
1 March 2017 – 20 January 2021
Personal details
Born (1964-04-09) 9 April 1964 (age 60)
Jachie
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materKumasi High School
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
University of La Verne
OccupationPolitician
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Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum (born 9 April 1964) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Bosomtwe Constituency in the Ashanti Region[1] on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[2] On 5 March 2021, Adutwum was appointed by President Nana Akufo-Addo as the Minister of Education in Ghana.[3][4][5]He is noted for his unannounced visits to schools as means to effective monitoring and supervision.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Yaw Osei Adutwum, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana.
  3. ^ "Akufo-Addo swears in the first batch of Ministers". Akufo-Addo swears in the first batch of Ministers. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  4. ^ "We're on course with TVET promotion – Education Minister". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "STEM education key feature in model schools — Education Minister". Graphic Online. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Yaw Adutwum teaches Kwaso JHS students in an unannounced visit". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Leading by example: Dep Education Minister takes students through Maths class". MyJoyOnline. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.