Collins Owusu Amankwah

Collins Owusu Amankwah
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Manhyia North Constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 2017
Preceded by	New constituency
Personal details
Born	(1980-08-21) August 21, 1980 (age 44)
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Alma mater	Kumasi High School University of Ghana

Collins Owusu Amankwah is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Manhyia North Constituency in the Ashanti Region on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Collins was born on 21 August 1980 and hails from Gyinyase in the Ashanti Region. He had his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from University of Ghana, Legon and also had his LLB from GIMPA.[1][4] He is an old student of Kumasi High School.[5]

Career

Collins worked as the General Manager for All Friends FM (94.5 MHz), Kumasi from 2011 to 2013 before going into Parliament.[1] He was also a scale manager at Jakwapo Express Limited from 2002 to 2004. He was also the Executive Director for Clean City Initiative from 2008 to 2018.[4]

Political career

He is a member of the NPP.[6][7] He was voted into Parliament for the first time in 2013 after the completion of the 2012 Ghanaian General Election. After serving his four years term, he was re-elected again after defeating his opposition with a dominating percentage of 71.80% of the total valid vote,his political went down after the election in january 2024.[1]

Personal life

Collins is a Christian. He is married with two children.[8]

References

1. "Owusu Amankwah, Collins". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
2. Online, Peace FM. "Ghana Is Not Immune From Terrorist Attacks - Collins Owusu Amankwah Warns". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
3. "Help government to succeed; Ghana is in competent hands - Collins Owusu Amankwah to Ghanaians". citinewsroom.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
4. "Collins Owusu Amankwah, Biography". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
5. Ofosu-Afriyie, Michael (2016-12-20). "Kumasi High School '99 year-group gives back to Alma Mater". Raw Gist. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
6. "My support for NPP still unflinching — Collins Owusu Amankwah shows 'maturity' after losing KMA race to Sam Pyne". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
7. Agyeman, Adwoa (2021-12-02). "Near blows as former NPP MP, NDC MP clash over Bagbin [Video]". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
8. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Owusu Amankwah, Collins". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.