Yaw Owusu-Boateng

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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]

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Early life and education

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]

Career

Prior to his appointment to parliament, he worked as program coordinator at American Field Service. [3]

Political career

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]

Personal life

He is a Christian, and is married with three children. [3]

References.

  1. 1 2 3 "Odekro | What has your MP done for you?". stagingodekro. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ghana Parliament member Yaw Owusu-Boateng". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Boateng, Owusu Yaw". GhanaMps. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  4. 1 2 FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2012 Results - Asene Akroso Monso Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Archived from the original on 2020-07-11. Retrieved 2020-07-10.