Puozaa Mathias Asuma
Ghanaian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puozaa Mathias Asuma was a Ghanaian politician and member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana[1] representing Daffiama/Bussie/Issa constituency of Upper West Region of Ghana.[2][3]
Hon. Puozaa Mathias Asuma | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Daffiama/Bussie/Issa | |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Asuma was born on 10 January 1948. He is an indegene of Tuori-Daffiama, a town in the Upper West Region of Ghana.[4] He was an alumnus of University of Edinburgh, Scotland where he obtained his Master of Science degree in Community Education.[4]
Asuma was married with five children. He is a Catholic Christian.[4]
Puozaa was an educationist. He started his career as a lecturer at the prestigious University of Ghana Legon, Accra before he became a member of the parliament. He was first elected into office in the 2004 Ghanaian General Elections and became member of the Parliament in January 2005 with the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[4] He had a run of 3 terms in office afterwards and left office in January 2017.[4][5] While in parliament, he was the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education.[2]
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
