Gifty Eugenia Kusi

Gifty Eugenia Kusi (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
Born
Gifty Eugenia Kusi
Nationality Ghanaian
EducationUniversity of Ghana
Occupationpolitician
Years active16
Political partyNew Patriotic Party

Early life

Kusi 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 is currently the member of parliament for the Tarkwa-Nsueam constituency.[8][9] She is also 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.[9][12][13][14][15][16][17]

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
  1. "Member of Parliament Gifty Eugenia Kusi (Mrs)". GhanaWeb. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. "Members of Parliament". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. "Afoko grilled again". Tanga Radio Online. Tanga Multimedia. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Kusi, Gifty Eugenia (Mrs)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  8. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Kusi, Gifty Eugenia (Mrs)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-01-27.
  9. Online, Peace FM. "Deputy Western Regional Minister Cautions Public About Use of Her Name By Fraudsters On Facebook". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  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. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  12. "Deputy Regional Minister donates to Effia Nkwanta hospital". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 2017-05-15. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  13. "Mothers' day: Deputy Western Regional Minister writes to women". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  14. "UNHCR and partners Celebrate World Refugee Day in Ampain – UNHCR". Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  15. "Deputy WR Minister lauds Chamber for survey". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  16. "Four deputy regional ministers designate vetted". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  17. "2018 NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DURBAR : Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection". www.mogcsp.gov.gh. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
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