Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
Akwasi Opong-Fosu | |
Constituency Mp: | Amenfi East |
Parliament: | Ghana |
Majority: | 10,357 |
Term Start: | 7 January 2013 |
Predecessor: | Joseph Aidoo |
Office2: | Minister for Local Government and Rural Development |
Term Start2: | 2013 |
Term End2: | May 2014 |
President2: | John Dramani Mahama |
Predecessor2: | Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo |
Successor2: | Julius Debrah |
Birth Date: | 1958 2, df=yes |
Nationality: | Ghanaian |
Party: | National Democratic Congress |
Children: | 3 |
Akwasi Opong-Fosu (born 1 February 1958) is a Ghanaian politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for the Amenfi East constituency since 7 January 2013.[1] He is a member of the National Democratic Congress.
He was appointed Minister for Local Government and Rural Development by President John Dramani Mahama in March 2013,[2] and succeeded by Julius Debrah in that title in May 2014.[3]
Fosu is a Christian (Word Miracle Church International). He is married with three children.[4]
Fosu was born on February 1, 1958. He hails from Afransiei, a town in the Western Region of Ghana. He entered the University of London and obtained his master's degree in Public Policy and Management in 2002.[4]
Fosu is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In 2012, he contested for the Amenfi East seat on the ticket of the NDC sixth parliament of the fourth republic and won.[4]
Fosu is employed in local government service in Accra.[4]