Gifty Eugenia Kwofie

Gifty Eugenia Kusi (nee Kwofie) (born 11 February 1958) is a Ghanaian politician. She was the member of the Fourth parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana to the Tarkwa-Nsuaem (Ghana parliament constituency) from 2001 to 2017. She is also the principal research assistant in the department of Community Health at the University of Ghana Medical School-Korle-Bu.[1][2][3]

Gifty Eugenia Kusi (nee Kwofie)
Mp for Tarkwa-Nsuaem
In office
7 January 2001 – 6 January 2017
Preceded byJoseph Ghansah
Succeeded byGeorge Mireku Duker
Personal details
Born (1958-02-11) 11 February 1958
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationPolitician and Principal Researcher Assistant

Early life

Kusi (nee Kwofie) hails from Nsuaem-Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana.[2]

Education

Kusi holds a Master of Philosophy degree in sociology from the University of Ghana in 1999.[2]

Personal life

Kusi is married with four children.[1] She is a Christian who attends the Church of Pentecost.[4]

Politics

Kusi started her career in politics from the year 2001, when she contested and won for the Member of Parliament seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Tarkwa-Nsueam Constituency.[5][6][7] She retained the Tarkwa-Nsueam Constituency seat for 16 years, making her a member of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana.[8][9] She is a member of New Patriotic Party(NPP) Disciplinary Committee,[10] the Parliament of Ghana Business Committee,[2][11] the Parliament of Ghana Committee on Gender and Children.[2] and the Parliament of Ghana committee on Health.[2] She is the Deputy Western regional Minister.[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Career

She was the Principal Research Assistant in the Department of Community Health at UGMS. She also worked at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital.[1]

References
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  2. "Members of Parliament". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. "Afoko grilled again". Tanga Radio Online. Tanga Multimedia. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Kusi, Gifty Eugenia (Mrs)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Gifty Kusi retains Tarkwa Nsueam seat for NPP". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. "Gifty Kusi Goes Solo". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. "MPs call for programmes to enhance lives of rural women". MyJoyOnline.com. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Western Region Election 2016 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Western Region Election 2012 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. "Decision of the NPP National Executive Committee Meeting held in Accra". African News Analysis. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  11. Acquah, Raymond. "NPP Disciplinary c'ttee chair testifies against Afoko". Joy Online. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  12. Online, Peace FM. "Deputy Western Regional Minister Cautions Public About Use of Her Name By Fraudsters On Facebook". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  13. "Deputy Regional Minister donates to Effia Nkwanta hospital". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  14. "Mothers' day: Deputy Western Regional Minister writes to women". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  15. "UNHCR and partners Celebrate World Refugee Day in Ampain – UNHCR". Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  16. "Deputy WR Minister lauds Chamber for survey". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  17. "Four deputy regional ministers designate vetted". Graphic Online. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  18. "2018 NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DURBAR : Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection". www.mogcsp.gov.gh. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
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