Isaac Ashai Odamtten

Isaac Ashai Odamtten is a Ghanaian politician of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Member of Parliament for Tema East in the Greater Accra Region. He has held the seat since January 2021, and was Mayor of Tema from 2013 to 2017.

Early life and education

He was born on 13 May 1972 and is a native of Tema. He earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Cape Coast in 1999, an MBA in accounting from the University of Ghana in 2004 and a certificate in project management from GIMPA, and in 2025 a Master of Arts from Oral Roberts University.

Career

He began as a teacher in the Ghana Education Service, then became a finance officer and bursar. He moved to the International Commercial Bank as head of finance and senior manager for corporate services.

Mayor of Tema

In 2013 President John Mahama appointed him Mayor and Metropolitan Chief Executive of Tema, a post he held until 2017. Among other programmes he supplied outboard motors to fishermen's associations in the city. In March 2016 he was elected president of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana, with 624 of the 980 votes cast.

Parliament

He won Tema East for the NDC in the 2020 general election and held it in December 2024.