Christine Churcher

Christine Churcher (born 21 September 1954) is a politician in Ghana. She was the member of parliament for the Cape Coast constituency in the Central Region of Ghana in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th parliament of the Republic of Ghana.

Early life and education Churcher was born on 21 September 1954. She attended the Kwesi Plange Primary School also known as Pere Planque Memorial Preparatory School in Cape Coast from 1959 to 1965. Between 1965 and 1972 she attended the Mfanstiman Girls Secondary School. Between 1975 and 1978 Churcher studied English and history at the University of Ghana and graduated successfully. Later, Churcher obtained the Master in Philosophy in adult education at the University of Ghana.

Career Churcher is a Ghanaian politician. She has also served on the Board of Directors of Ghana Gas Company. She has also served as a Minister of State for Education.

Churcher was elected as the member of the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana in the 2000 Ghanaian general elections for the Cape Coast South Constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) with a total number of votes cast of 31,573 votes representing 55.70% over her opponents. She was also elected as the member of parliament for the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections. She thus served as a member of parliament for the Cape Coast constituency from 7 January 2005 to 6 January 2009. In all, the New Patriotic Party won a total 128 parliamentary seats in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.

Ambassadorial appointment In 2021, Churcher was the Ambassador of Ghana to the Republic of Benin.