Joseph Osei-Owusu (born 22 January 1962, in Bekwai) is a
Ghanaian
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...
lawyer, and politician. He is the first deputy speaker of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic and also the Member of Parliament for the
Bekwai constituency in the
Ghanaian Parliament.
Early life and education
Osei-Owusu was born on 22 January 1962 had his basic education in his hometown, Bekwai.
He had his O-level secondary school education at
Juaben Secondary School in
Juaben
Juaben is a small town in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal District, a Districts of Ghana, district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities.
The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...](_bl ...<br></span></div> in the Ashanti Region in 1981. In 1983, he also had his A-level in Wenchi Secondary School. He then went on to have a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Classics and Law from the <div class=)
in 1987, a Barrister of Law (BL) from the
Ghana School of Law
The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is an educational institution in Ghana for training lawyers.
The school is the only one that provides training for law graduates in the Barrister at Law program.
The Professional Law Course is designed for Law Gradu ...
in 1989 and an Executive master's degree in Governance and Leadership from the
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses (Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra ...
(GIMPA) in 2007.
Career
Osei-Owusu has worked as a lawyer for 29 years in Ghana after being called to the bar in 1990. He started his career in the chambers of Yaw Barimah & Co and later joined George Sarpong Legal Services where he later rose to become Assistant Head of Chambers. He later became chief executive officer (CEO) of the
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) of Ghana is the government agency responsible for the licensing and evaluation of drivers and cars in Ghana.
History
DVLA was established in 1999 by Act 569 of Ghana's parliament. The act allowed t ...
(DVLA) a political appointment he got during the tenure of
John Agyekum Kufour
John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born 8 December 1938) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. He was also Chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008.
Kufuor's career has been spe ...
.
First Deputy Speaker
He was elected the First Deputy Speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic and re-elected to that position for the 8th Parliament. He first became an MP in 2009, after being elected with 86.06% of the total valid votes cast.
Committees
He is currently the chairperson for Privileges Committee and also the Appointments Committee in parliament. He is also a member of Standing Orders Committee and the Roads and Transport Committee.
Personal life
Osei-Owusu is a Christian.
References
Ghanaian chief executives
University of Ghana alumni
Living people
1962 births
Ghanaian business executives
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration alumni
20th-century Ghanaian lawyers
Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013
Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017
Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021
Ghanaian MPs 2021–2025
21st-century Ghanaian lawyers
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