Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong (13 February 1944 – 4 October 2023) was a Ghanaian politician who was a member of the Parliament of Ghana as a New Patriotic Party (NPP) representative for Akyem Swedru of the eastern region of Ghana.[1] He also served as Minister for Energy.[2][3]
Hon. Felix Owusu-Adjapong MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Akyem Swedru | |
| In office 7 January 1997 – 6 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Kofi Peprah |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Ampomah Bosompem |
| Minister for Energy | |
| In office 2008–2009 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kofi Adda |
| Succeeded by | Joe Oteng-Adjei |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1944 Akyem Swedru |
| Died | 4 October 2023 (aged 79) Ghana |
| Resting place | Akyem Swedru |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana School of Law |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education
editFelix Owusu-Adjapong studied Land Economy at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi. He also studied Housing, Planning and Building at the Bouwcentrum Institute in Rotterdam, Urban Land Appraisal at the University of Reading in England, and law at the Ghana School of Law.[4]
Political career
editOwusu-Adjapong was a member of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Parliaments of the 4th republic of Ghana.[5] He was first elected Member of Parliament for Akyem Swedru in the 1996 Ghanaian general elections with a total of 15,824 making 45.30% of the total valid votes cast that year.[6][7] He was re-elected in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections with a majority of 14,614 making 56.80% of the votes cast.[8][9] In February 2001 he was appointed Minister for Transport and Communications,[10] and in April 2003 Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.[11]
In the 2004 Ghanaian general elections, he was elected again as Member of Parliament with a majority vote of 21,048 making 66.94% of the total votes polled that year.[12][13][14] In 2007 he resigned his ministerial position to make an unsuccessful bid for the presidential nomination of the NPP.[15] He did not contest his parliamentary constituency at the 2008 Ghanaian General Elections, and Joseph Ampomah Bosompem won it for the NPP with a majority of 8,469.[16] In June 2008 he was appointed Minister of Energy,[17] holding the post until the end of Kufuor's government in January 2009.[citation needed]
Death
editFelix Owusu-Adjapong died on 4 October 2023, at the age of 79.[18]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Owusu Adjapong's Christmas message". 25 December 2009.
- ^ Africa, Daily Guide (5 March 2014). "Felix Owusu-Adjapong Marks 70th Birthday". News Ghana. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Reject 'executive team' list - Owusu-Adjapong urges NPP delegates". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "F.K. Owusu-Adjapong". Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Press Release by Hon. Felix Owusu Adjapong". Peacefmonline - Ghana news. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results - Akim Swedru Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Electoral Commission of Ghana Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament - Eastern Region Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Adam Carr's Election Archives Archived 31 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kufuor swears in four more ministers, GhanaWeb, 10 February 2001
- ^ Government names new Cabinet, GhanaWeb, 1 April 2003
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament - Eastern Region Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Ghana Election akim-swedru Constituency Results". GraphicGhana. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Electoral Commission of Ghana Archived 12 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Felix Owusu-Adjapong files tomorrow, GhanaWeb, 31 October 2007
- ^ "Parliamentary Results Akyem Swedru (Eastern Region)". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ^ Four "New" Ministers sworn into office, GhanaWeb, 12 June 2008
- ^ "Former NPP Majority Leader, Felix Owusu-Adjapong passes on at 79". Ghana Web. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.