Dominic Azimbe Azumah

Azumah was born on January 1, 1950. He hails from Garu, a town in the Upper East Region of Ghana.[1] He entered the Institute of Local Government Studies, Ghana and obtained his certificate in Local Govt. Adm.[1]

Azumah is an Accountant by profession.[4]

Azumah is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He first became a member of the parliament in January 1993 after his poll in the 1992 Ghanaian General Elections.[5] He contested for the Parliamentary seat in his Constituency in the 2004 general Elections and became a member of the 4th parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana in January 2005.[5][6]

In 2012, he contested for the Garu-Tempane seat on the ticket of the NPP sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.[1] In the same year(2012) he doubled as the Minister of State-designate under the Government of John Evans Attah Mills.[7]

He was elected into the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 Janauary 1993 after he was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.[8]

Azumah was then reclaimed his seat as the member of parliament for the Garu-Tempane constituency of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.[9][10] He won on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[9][10] His constituency was a part of the 9 parliamentary seats out of 13 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Upper East Region.[11]

The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 94 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats.[12] He was elected with 18,705 votes out of 34,020 total valid votes cast.[9][10] This was equivalent to 55% of total valid votes cast.[10][9] He was elected over Pullam William of the Peoples’ National Convention, Joseph Akudbillahh of the New Patriotic Party and Anabah Joseph Benibah of the Convention People's Party. These obtained 1,878, 13,067 and 370 votes respectively of total votes cast.[9][10] These were equivalent to 5.5%, 38.4% and 1.1% respectively of total valid votes cast.[9][10]

Azumah is a Christian (Catholic). He is married (with four children).[1]