Puozaa Mathias Asuma

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Hon.
Puozaa Mathias Asuma
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Daffiama/Bussie/Issa
In office
7 January 2005 –6 January 2017
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Political party National Democratic Congress
Alma mater University of Edinburgh

Puozaa Mathias Asuma was a Ghanaian politician and member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana [1] representing Daffiama/Bussie/Issa constituency of Upper West Region of Ghana. [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Asuma was born on 10 January 1948. He is an indegene of Tuori-Daffiama, a town in the Upper West Region of Ghana. [4] He was an alumnus of University of Edinburgh, Scotland where he obtained his Master of Science degree in Community Education. [4]

Personal life

Asuma was married with five children. He is a Catholic Christian. [4]

Career and politics

Puozaa was an educationist. He started his career as a lecturer at the prestigious University of Ghana Legon, Accra before he became a member of the parliament. He was first elected into office in the 2004 Ghanaian General Elections and became member of the Parliament in January 2005 with the ticket of the National Democratic Congress. [4] He had a run of 3 terms in office afterwards and left office in January 2017. [4] [5] While in parliament, he was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Asuma, Puozaa Mathias". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  2. 1 2 "Maulvi Bin Salih is acting Ameer of Ahmadiyya Mission, Ghana". GhanaWeb. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  3. ↑ "MP Shed Tears For Slain NDC Chairman". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Asuma, Puozaa Mathias". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  5. ↑ Vieta, Kojo T., 1962- (2013). Know your MPs in the 6th Parliament : (2013-2017). Accra: Flagbearers Publishers. ISBN   978-9988-1-8039-3. OCLC   869428481.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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