HON URSULA OWUSU-EKUFUL

Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful is the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation for the Republic of Ghana and a three terms Member of Parliament for the Ablekuma West constituency. As the Minister of Communications, she has oversight of the government’s infrastructure programme for the ICT Sector, the development of a robust framework to support the digitalisation of the economy and the scaling up of e-government services with a national broadband and total connectivity for the unserved and underserved at the heart of the agenda. She is passionate about supporting the local tech start up ecosystem, nurturing the development of indigenous technology and encouraging women, children and persons with disabilities to engage in ICT.
Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful holds a certificate in Government Integrity from the International Law Institute, Washington DC, a Project Management and Planning Certificate from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and a Masters in Conflict Peace and Security from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre. She is a lawyer, women's rights activist, technology advocate and a product of the University of Ghana And The Ghana School Of Law.

In October 1990, Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful was called to the Ghana Bar. She then served for 10 years as an associate at Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co., Legal Practitioners, and Notaries Public. From September 2005 to May 2008, she took on the role of Acting Managing Director at Western Telesystems (Westel). Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful, from May 2008 to January 2009 served as the Corporate and External Affairs Director at ZAIN Ghana.
Mrs. Owusu-Ekuful is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) and African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA). She is also the development Queen (Nkosuo Hemaa) of Akyem Asuom in the Eastern Region of Ghana.