Speaker Bio & Abstract

 
Hon. BENITO OWUSU-BIO Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources
Ghana

BiographyDeputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources and responsible for Lands and Forestry.

He is the Member of Parliament for Atwima Nwabiagya North in the Ashanti region of Ghana a seat he has held from January 2005 to date.

He is 50 years old and a native of Akropong in the Ashanti region.

He is a Professional Member of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors (Valuation and Estate Surveying Division)

He holds a BSc(Hons) Degree in Land Economy from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

He also holds and MSc. Degree in Hospitality from Birmingham, United Kingdom.

He was a Ranking Memer of the Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament (2013 – 2016) and became Chairman of the Committee in 2017 before his Appointment as Deputy Minister.

He also previously served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament