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Frema Opare

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Hon.
Frema Opare
Chief of staff
In office
7 January 2017 – 6 January 2025
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byJulius Debrah
Succeeded byJulius Debrah
Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West-Wuogon Constituency
In office
7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
John Mahama
Succeeded byEmmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko
Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West-Wuogon Constituency
In office
7 January 2005 – 6 January 2009
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Preceded byGeorge Isaac Amoo
Personal details
Born (1947-06-05) 5 June 1947 (age 79)
PartyNew Patriotic Party
SpouseDr. Kwadwo Dua Opare
Alma materUniversity of Guelph, Canada; University of Ghana, Legon
ProfessionPolitician, lecturer, consultant

Akosua Frema Osei-Opare (born June 5, 1947) is a development practitioner, academic, economist and Ghanaian politician. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Having spent 40 years in these domains she is an expert in labour and hiring as well as development consulting.[1] She represented Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Parliament of Ghana. She is a former and first female chief of staff of Ghana,[2][3][4][5] serving from January 7, 2017 to January 6, 2025 under Nana Akufo-Addo.

Early life and education

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Frema was born on 5 June 1947.[6] She hails from Wiamoase in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[7]

She attended St. Monica's Secondary School, Mampong- Ashanti. She had her bachelor's degree in Home Science from the University of Ghana. She proceeded to University of Guelph for a master's degree in Food Science.[8][6]

Career

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Opare lectured at the Department of Home Sciences of the University of Ghana from 1976 to 1982. She eventually became the head of department.

She has worked with the United Nations in the Women in Fisheries project in various capacities in Uganda, Ethiopia, Congo and Namibia.[9]

From 2005 to 2008, Opare worked under the government of President John Agyekum Kufuor as the deputy minister for Manpower, Youth and Employment. Between 2005 and 2013, she served as member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon.[10]

On July 7, 2023, Valley View University bestowed an honorary doctorate degree upon Opare in recognition of her accomplishments and contributions to the advancement of Ghana. The citation stated, "On the basis of these achievements and contributions that you, your honour, had made to the development of Ghana and the general progress of humanity, Valley View University hereby acknowledges these achievements and hereby confer on you the Degree of Doctor Science (Honours Causa) this day, Friday, July 7, 2023."[11]

On March 3, 2024, at the Jubilee House, Opare threw an exclusive event for representatives of the Black Queens.[12]

Political career

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Opare is a leading member of the New Patriotic Party. She served two terms as the member of parliament representing Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency between 2005 and 2013 under the ticket of the NPP.[8][7] In 2017, when the NPP was voted in power, she was elected by President Nana Akuffo Addo to serve as the first female chief of staff at the presidency.[13]

2004 elections

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Opare was elected as the member of parliament for the Ayawaso West-Wuogon constituency in the 2004 Ghanaian General elections.[14] She thus represented the constituency in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[14] She was elected with 28,636 votes out of 54,988 total valid votes cast, or 52.1%.[15] She was elected over Henry Haruna Asante of the People's National Convention, Samuel Adiepena of the National Democratic Congress and Greenstreet Kobina of the Convention People's Party.[15] They obtained 1.0%, 37.9% and 9.0% of the total valid votes cast, respectively.[15] Opare was elected on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.[6]

Opare's constituency was one of the 17 constituencies won by the New Patriotic Party in the Greater Accra region in that election.[16] In all, the New Patriotic Party won a total 128 parliamentary seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[17]

Personal life

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Opare is married with four children.[18][19]

She is a Christian.[10]

References

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  1. ↑ "Akosua Frema Osei-Opare". Events at Global Landscapes Forum. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Frema Opare Is Chief of Staff, Abu Jinapor Deputy, Mac Manu For GHAPOHA Board". Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  3. ↑ Myjoyonline (2017-01-02). "Frema Opare to lead Akufo-Addo's backroom staff as Chief of Staff". Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  4. ↑ "Frema Opare is Akufo-Addo's Chief of Staff". Starr Fm. 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  5. ↑ "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 2022-05-28.
  6. 1 2 3 Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004–2008. The Office of Parliament. 2004.
  7. 1 2 "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Osei Opare, Akosua Frema (Hon.)". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  8. 1 2 "Frema Osei Opare". mobile Ghana web. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  9. ↑ Arku, Jasmine. "I'm a tough person fit for the job – Frema Osei Opare – Graphic Online – | 2017". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  10. 1 2 "Akufo-Addo makes appointments for office of the President". 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  11. ↑ "Valley View University honours trailblazer Frema Osei-Opare". GhanaWeb. 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  12. ↑ "Chief of Staff Akosua Frema Opare hosts Black Queens at Flagstaff House". Ghana Football Association. 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  13. ↑ "Political Watchers tip Frema Osei Opare to become NPP first female Running Mate of Bawumia". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  14. 1 2 FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  15. 1 2 3 Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections (PDF). Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 164.
  16. ↑ FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Greater Accra Region". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Archived from the original on 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  17. ↑ "Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results". Fact Check Ghana. 2016-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
  18. ↑ "Frema Opare honoured for being first female Chief of Staff". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  19. ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Chief of Staff, Frema Opare, Makes Revelation About Her Children And Granddaughter". Peacefmonline.com – Ghana news. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
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