Hon. H.E. Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh | |
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Member of Ghanaian parliament for Ablekuma North constituency | |
In office 7 January 2017 –6 January 2021 | |
Preceded by | Justice Joe Appiah |
Succeeded by | Shiela Bartels |
Ghana's Deputy Ambassador to China | |
Personal details | |
Born | Nana Akua Simpson 3 September 1969 Saltpond,Ghana |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | University of Cape Coast Accra Girls Senior High School |
Nana Akua Owusu Afriyieh (born 3 September 1969) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. She is currently Ghana's Deputy Ambassador to China. [1] She was the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma North constituency. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Owusu Afriyieh was born on 3 September 1969 in Saltpond,Central Region. She holds a diploma in Management Studies from the University of Cape Coast. [8] [9]
In 2015,she contested and won the NPP parliamentary seat for the Ablekuma North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. She won this parliamentary seat during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections. [3] Three other candidates,namely Sally Amaki Darko of the National Democratic Congress,and Akwasi Asiama Adade of the Conventions People's Party also contested in the 2016 by-election of Ablekuma North held on 7 December 2016. [10] Owusu Afriyie won the election by obtaining 54,698 votes out of the 82,091 cast,representing 66.84 percent of total valid votes. [8]
Owusu Afriyieh is a widow with four children. She identifies as a Christian. [8]