Papa Owusu-Ankomah (born 27 April 1958) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party. He served as Member of Parliament for the Sekondi constituency from 1996 to 2016. In June 2017 Papa Owusu-Ankomah was appointed Ghana's High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland. His tour of duty ended on 30 November 2020. He met the Queen Elizabeth II when he was presenting his Letters of Credence at the Buckingham Palace in London. Early life Owusu-Ankomah was born in Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana, on 27 April 1958, into a family of entrepreneurs in the retail and real estate industries in the Western Region. His father, Yaw Owusu-Ankomah, hailed from Atibie in the Kwahu District of the Eastern Region, while his mother, Araba Owomoye Owusu-Ankomah, hails from Dixcove in the Western Region. Education Owusu-Ankomah begun his education in primary schools in Takoradi, going on for his secondary education to Mfantsipim School, where he obtained the West African Examination Council's Advanced-Level Examination certificate for entrance into university. At the University of Ghana, Legon, he studied law for his bachelor's degree. He graduated with an LL.B (Hons) 2nd Class Upper Division in 1979 proceeded to the Ghana School of Law, where he completed his professional studies in the Law in 1981. He was called to the Ghana Bar that same year. Professional career Owusu-Ankomah served as the Attorney General of Ghana from 2003 to 2005. Prior to entering politics, he was the managing partner in the practice of Owusu-Ankomah, Amanquah & Co. Party activism Owusu-Ankomah was a founding member, and once served as the chairman, of the Western Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), he was also a founding member of the Danquah-Busia Club and a member of the Western Regional Campaign team in 1992 and 1996. He was a member of the Publicity Committee of the Camp Board of the NPP for the 2000 elections, and from October 2001 to March 2003 he was the Chairman of the Communications Committee and a member of the National Steering Committee – which came up with the "Positive Change" slogan. He has been a member of the National Executive Committee of the NPP and a member of the National Council of the NPP since 1997. In 2006, he was a member of the National Campaign Board of the party. Owusu-Ankomah polled 28,802 votes out of the 44,507 valid votes