Comfort Owusu (born 28 April 1940) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic representing the Mfantsiman East Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.[1]

Comfort Owusu
MP for Mfantsiman East
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2005
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Personal details
BornMfantseman East, Central Region Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBeautician

Early life and education

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Owusu was born in 1940 in the Mfantsiman East in the Central region of Ghana.[2] She attended Morris School of Hairdressing & Culture where she obtained her Diploma degree in Culture & Beauty.[2]

Politics

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Owusu is a member of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[3] Her political career started in 1992 when she became a member of parliament for the Mfantsiman constituency of the central region on the Ticket of the National Convention party.[4] She contested again in the 1996 and 2000 Ghanaian General elections representing the Mfantsiman East Constituency and retained her seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[5][6] She has won the seat of the Member of Parliament for the Mfanstiman East constituency three consecutive times. In 2000, she polled a total votes of 7,110 votes in the Ghanaian general elections.

Career

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Owusu is a Beautician and a Former member of Parliament for the Mfantsiman East Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana.[2]

Personal life

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Owusu is a Christian.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ekumfi Essuehyia marks Akwanbo". MclGlobal. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Ghana Parliamentary Register (1993–1996)
  3. ^ "I won't contest in 2004 – NDC MP". GhanaWeb. 12 May 2003. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ "I won't contest in 2004 – NDC MP". GhanaWeb. 12 May 2003.
  5. ^ "Elections in the Fourth Republic (1992–2000)" (PDF). God Soung.
  6. ^ "Mrs Owusu pledges support for Mfantsiman District Assembly". GhanaWeb. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2020.