18 Facts About Catherine Afeku

Catherine Ablema Afeku was born on June 27,1967 and is a Ghanaian politician.

Catherine Afeku is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the Member of Parliament for the Evalue Gwira Constituency in the Western Region.

Catherine Afeku was a cabinet minister in the Nana Akuffo-Addo administration and served as the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts of Ghana from February 2017 to February 2019.

Catherine Afeku was reshuffled from the Ministry of Tourism to the Presidency of the Republic of Ghana on 28 February 2019.

Catherine Afeku is currently a Minister of State at the Office of the President, assigned to the Office of the Senior Minister.

Catherine Afeku was born at Axim in the Western Region.

Catherine Afeku obtained a Master of Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University in Atlanta, Georgia in the year 2000.

Catherine Afeku was employed at the Inlingua School of languages in Brescia, Italy.

Catherine Afeku entered Ghanaian politics in the early 2000s during the presidency of John Agyekum Kufuor.

Catherine Afeku contested in the 2008 general election for the Evalue Gwira constituency.

Catherine Afeku defeated the incumbent, Kojo Armah of the Convention People's Party, by obtaining 11,671 votes.

Catherine Afeku later became a member of the Business Committee of Parliament.

Catherine Afeku lost her re-election bid for parliament in the 2008 general election.

Catherine Afeku was appointed Chairperson of the Leadership Taskforce of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

When probed by the committee, Catherine Afeku made it known that payment had not been made because an appeal filed in 2013 was yet to be heard; hence, she could not preempt judgement.

Catherine Afeku's vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament was held on 6 February 2017.

Catherine Afeku's nomination was approved on 11 February 2017 after she presented the Appointments Committee with a waiver letter given her by the National Service Secretariat.

Catherine Afeku is a Christian and a member of the Catholic Church, Ghana.