Papa Owusu-Ankomah
Papa Owusu-Ankomah | |
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Owusu-Ankomah in 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office January 1997 – January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Bosomtwi-Sam |
| Succeeded by | Egyapa Mercer |
| Constituency | Sekondi |
| Deputy Majority Leader and Deputy Minister for Government Business | |
| In office 10 January 2001 – 30 July 2001 | |
| Minister for Youth and Sports | |
| In office August 2001 – September 2001 | |
| Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office October 2001 – March 2003 | |
| 17th Attorney-General and Minister for Justice | |
| In office April 2003 – 3 February 2005 | |
| President | John Kufour |
| Preceded by | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Succeeded by | Ayikoi Otoo |
| Minister for Interior | |
| In office 11 January 2005 – 27 April 2006 | |
| Minister for Education, Science and Sports | |
| In office 5 February 2006 – 2008 | |
| Minister of Trade and Industry | |
| In office June 2008 – 6 January 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 April 1958 Sekondi, Western Region |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Spouse | Augustina Owusu-Ankomah |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Barrister |
| Website | www |
Papa Owusu-Ankomah (born 27 April 1958) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He served as Member of Parliament for the Sekondi constituency from 1996 to 2016. In June 2017 Papa Owusu-Ankomah was appointed Ghana's High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland. His tour of duty ended on 30 November 2020 but was re-appointed to the same position in 2021 and is High Commissioner to date. He met the Queen Elizabeth II when he was presenting his Letters of Credence at the Buckingham Palace in London.