Joseph Osei-Owusu (born 22 January 1962, in Bekwai) is a Ghanaian lawyer, and politician.

[1][2][3] Osei-Owusu was born on 22 January 1962 had his basic education in his hometown, Bekwai.

He then went on to have a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Classics and Law from the University of Ghana in 1987, a Barrister of Law (BL) from the Ghana School of Law in 1989 and an Executive master's degree in Governance and Leadership from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in 2007.

[5][4] Osei-Owusu has worked as a lawyer for 29 years in Ghana after being called to the bar in 1990.

He later became chief executive officer (CEO) of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), a political appointment he got during the tenure of John Agyekum Kufour.