Gifty Ursula Owusu-Ekuful

Ursula Owusu-Ekuful was born on Tuesday, 20th October 1964, in Akyem Oda. 

Gifty attended Labone Senior High School and Mfantsiman Girls Secondary School for her sixth form education. She continued at the University of Ghana and the Ghana School of Law, obtaining an LLB and being called to the bar in 1990. She furthered her education by earning a master's degree in Conflict, Peace, and Security from the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.

 

Before entering politics, Ursula worked as a lawyer for Akufo-Addo, Prempeh & Co. law firm for ten years. She then transitioned to the telecommunications industry, serving as the Acting Managing Director at Western Telesystems (Westel) from September 2005 to May 2008. Subsequently, she held the position of Corporate and External Affairs Director at ZAIN Ghana from May 2008 to January 2009. Ursula has been a Managing Consultant with N. U. Consult Legal, Governance, and Gender Consultants. She has also been an Executive Member of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Ghana, former President of FIDA Ghana, former Vice President of the Africa Regional FIDA International, and a member of various legal associations.

Ursula has received several honors and awards for her exceptional contributions. Notably, she received the 'CRANS MONTANA FORUM' S GOLD MEDAL in Geneva, Switzerland. Additionally, the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) recognized her work in the protection of women and children's rights at the 2019 FIDA Africa Regional Congress.