Yaw Owusu-Boateng (born July 25, 1955) [1] is a Ghanaian educationist and politician. [2] He was a member of the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana who represented the Asene/Akroso/Manso constituency in the Eastern Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [3]
Owusu-Boateng was born on July 25, 1955. [1] He hails from Akyem Asene, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [3] He is a graduate of the University of Cape Coast where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Geography in 1986. [2] In 1999, he also earned his Postgraduate Certificate in Education in Comparative Education Research and project Management from University of Copenhagen in Denmark . [3] [2]
Prior to his appointment to parliament, he worked as program coordinator at American Field Service. [3]
Owusu-Boateng is a member of the New Patriotic Party. [1] [4] He was a member of the Fifth and Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He was elected into the sixth parliament on 7 January 2013 after obtaining 57.57% of the valid votes cast in the 2012 Ghanaian general election. [3] [4] He was a member of committee on Housing and Special Budget. [2]
He is a Christian, and is married with three children. [3]