Elizabeth Ohene

Elizabeth Ohene (born 24 January 1945) is a Ghanaian journalist and a politician as a former Minister of state.

Elizabeth Ohene was born 24 January 1945 in Ho in the Volta Region of Ghana.

She attended Mawuli School and gained admission to the University of Ghana in 1964 and graduated with B. A. (Hon) English in 1967. She also attended the University of Indiana, Bloomington, Ind. U.S.A. where she obtained Mass Communication Certificate. She was a Press Fellow from January to June 1983 at Wolfswon College, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

She is a former Minister of State to the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports. She is also part of the award-winning Focus on Africa team. Miss Elizabeth Akua Ohene was also the spokesperson in Former President John Kufuor's Administration.