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Mr. Kwaku Ansa-Asare

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Educated at the University of Ghana, Mr. Ansa-Asare is a Lawyer by profession and also has broad experience in the field of administration. He co-founded MountCrest University College in 2008 with his wife, Mrs. Helena Ansa-Asare. Prior to starting the University, he was the Director of Legal Education and Director, Ghana School of Law from October 2002 to December 2013. Before then he had been a Lecturer at the Law School from 1987, rising to the rank of Senior Lecturer in 1992.

Experience & Activities

Mr. Ansa-Asare, a Lawyer with broad experience in the field of administration, co-founded MountCrest University College (MCU) with his wife, Mrs. Helena Ansa-Asare in 2008.
He is the Master of Chambers of the Law Firm, Ansa-Asare & Co., Hencil Chambers, Accra; and he has been an active legal practitioner since November 1981.
Prior to starting the University, he was Director of Legal Education and Director, Ghana School of Law, from October 2002 to December 2013. Before then he was the most senior lecturer,
equivalent of Deputy Director, at the Law School from 1992 to 2002. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM) degrees from the University of Ghana, and a Qualifying Certificate for Admission to the Ghana Bar from the Ghana School of Law.

Experiences
Among the institutions of higher learning that have benefitted from his extensive experience in teaching and research are the University of Ghana, the Rivers State University of Science and Technology in Port Harcourt and the University of Calabar, both in Nigeria.
He was the legal consultant to the Committee of Experts that drew up Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. He has served on various statutory boards, including the General Legal Council; Board of Legal Education; the Legal Aid Board; Boards of Governors of Benkum Senior High School and Mampong-Akuapem Presbyterian Day Secondary School.
Mr. Ansa-Asare is also an entrepreneur who established the Readwide Bookshop, and farms on a commercial scale. Currently he is the Registrar of the Koforidua Diocese of the Anglican Church, within the Province of West Africa.

Honours
Among his numerous honours are the United States International Visitor Fellowship in 1992, 1997, 1998 and 2003; the United States Young Leaders of Africa Programme (1990); Canadian International Development Fellowship (1998) and the Sprott Prize, Legon Hall, University of Ghana (1976 and 1977).
His published articles include: “Consumer Protection” 12 RGL 176; “The Law as an Instrument of Trade Policy” 12 RGL; “The Case for a Comprehensive Framework of Consumer Protection in Ghana” 13 & 14 RGL 73; and “Legislative History of the Legal Regime of Price Control in Ghana” (1987) 29 JAL 103.

Hobbies:

In his free time, Mr. Ansa-Asare loves interacting with the youth and spending time at the countryside. He enjoys classical, gospel and hi-life music, and never misses an opportunity to watch football or boxing.