Michael Kwasi Osei

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Michael Kwasi Ossei
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Koforidua
In office
1969–1972
PresidentKofi Abrefa Busia
Personal details
Born16 July 1918
Koforidua, Eastern Region, Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materSt. Augustine's College

Michael Kwasi Ossei was a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the first parliament of the second Republic of Ghana. He represented the Koforidua constituency under the membership of the Progress Party (PP).[1]

Early life and education[]

Osei was born on 16 July 1918 in the Eastern region of Ghana. He attended Koforidua Methodist School now Koforidua Effiduase Methodist School, Koforidua, Ghana where he obtained his Teachers' Training Certificate. He then moved to Cape Coast to advance his education at St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast, Ghana where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree. He worked as a teacher before going into parliament.[2]

Politics[]

Ossei began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent the Koforidua constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election. He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being a pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election. His tenure ended on 13 January 1972.[3][4]

Personal life[]

Ossei was a Catholic.

References[]

  1. ^ Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 105.
  2. ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  3. ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
  4. ^ Telecommunications, Ghana Department of Posts and (1986). Telephone Directory.
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