Felix Kwasi Owusu-Adjapong (born February 13, 1944) is a
Ghanaian politician and a former member of the
Parliament of Ghana as a
New Patriotic Party (NPP) representative for
Akyem Swedru
The Akyem are an Akan people. The term Akyem (Akem, Akim or Aki) is used to describe a group of four states: Asante Akyem, Akyem Abuakwa, Akyem Kotoku and Akyem Bosome. These nations are located primarily in the eastern region in south Ghana ...
of the eastern region of Ghana. He was also a former minister of for Energy and a former national chairman of the new patriotic party.
Early life and education
Felix 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.
Political career
Owusu-Agyapong is a member of the 2nd,3rd and 4th Parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. 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. He was re-elected in the
2000 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2000, with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December.[2004 Ghanaian general election
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who defeated John Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress with 52 perce ...]
s,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. In 2007 he resigned his ministerial position to make an unsuccessful bid for the presidential nomination of the NPP. 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. In June 2008 he was appointed Minister of Energy,
Four "New" Ministers sworn into office
ghanaweb.com, 12 June 2008 holding the post until the end of Kufuor's government in January 2009.
See also
* New Patriotic Party
* Kufuor government
This is a list of the ministers who have served in John Kufuor's New Patriotic Party government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This government started on January 7, 2001, the first changeover between civilian governments in Ghana through the ...
References
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Living people
1944 births
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni
Ghanaian MPs 1997–2001
Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005
Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009
Communications ministers of Ghana
Energy ministers of Ghana
Transport ministers of Ghana
New Patriotic Party politicians
University of Reading
Government ministers of Ghana
People from Eastern Region (Ghana)
Ghana School of Law alumni
21st-century Ghanaian politicians