Second Lady of Ghana | |
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Inaugural holder | Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson |
Formation | 1 July 1960 |
Second Lady of Ghana is the title given to the wife of the vice-president of the Republic of Ghana. [1] [2] The current second lady is Samira Bawumia, [3] [4] [1] who has held that position since 2017 when her husband Mahamudu Bawumia was sworn into office. [5] [6] They are not officially given salaries but the Ghanaian first and second lady are both given clothing allowances to serve as initiatives to be comfortable enough to advocate the country through material forms of culture. They usually undertake social programmes and philanthropic activities especially in relation to kids and women. [7] [8] [9]
No | Second Lady | Portrait | Tenure | Vice President | |
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Took office | Left office | ||||
1 | Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson [10] | 24 September 1979 | 31 December 1981
( deposed.) |
Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson | |
2 | Marian Arkaah |
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7 January 1993 | 7 January 1997 | Kow Nkensen Arkaah |
3 | Ernestina Naadu Mills [11] |
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7 January 1997 | 7 January 2001 | John Atta Mills |
4 | Ramatu Aliu Mahama [11] [12] | 7 January 2001 | 7 January 2009 | Aliu Mahama | |
5 | Lordina Mahama [13] |
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7 January 2009 | 24 July 2012 | John Mahama |
6 | Matilda Amissah-Arthur [14] [15] |
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6 August 2012 | 7 January 2017 | Kwesi Amissah-Arthur |
7 | Samira Bawumia [16] |
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7 January 2017 | Incumbent | Mahamudu Bawumia |
Second Lady of Ghana | Ethnicity | Religious affiliatiom |
Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson | Fante (Akan) | Methodist |
Marian Arkaah | Fante (Akan) | Methodist |
Ernestina Naadu Mills | Ga-Dangme | Presbyterian |
Ramatu Aliu Mahama | Dagomba | Muslim |
Lordina Mahama | Bono (Akan) | Assemblies of God |
Matilda Amissah-Arthur | Nzema (Akan) | Methodist |
Samira Bawumia | Fulani | Muslim |
Second Lady of Ghana | |
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Inaugural holder | Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson |
Formation | 1 July 1960 |
Second Lady of Ghana is the title given to the wife of the vice-president of the Republic of Ghana. [1] [2] The current second lady is Samira Bawumia, [3] [4] [1] who has held that position since 2017 when her husband Mahamudu Bawumia was sworn into office. [5] [6] They are not officially given salaries but the Ghanaian first and second lady are both given clothing allowances to serve as initiatives to be comfortable enough to advocate the country through material forms of culture. They usually undertake social programmes and philanthropic activities especially in relation to kids and women. [7] [8] [9]
No | Second Lady | Portrait | Tenure | Vice President | |
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Took office | Left office | ||||
1 | Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson [10] | 24 September 1979 | 31 December 1981
( deposed.) |
Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson | |
2 | Marian Arkaah |
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7 January 1993 | 7 January 1997 | Kow Nkensen Arkaah |
3 | Ernestina Naadu Mills [11] |
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7 January 1997 | 7 January 2001 | John Atta Mills |
4 | Ramatu Aliu Mahama [11] [12] | 7 January 2001 | 7 January 2009 | Aliu Mahama | |
5 | Lordina Mahama [13] |
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7 January 2009 | 24 July 2012 | John Mahama |
6 | Matilda Amissah-Arthur [14] [15] |
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6 August 2012 | 7 January 2017 | Kwesi Amissah-Arthur |
7 | Samira Bawumia [16] |
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7 January 2017 | Incumbent | Mahamudu Bawumia |
Second Lady of Ghana | Ethnicity | Religious affiliatiom |
Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson | Fante (Akan) | Methodist |
Marian Arkaah | Fante (Akan) | Methodist |
Ernestina Naadu Mills | Ga-Dangme | Presbyterian |
Ramatu Aliu Mahama | Dagomba | Muslim |
Lordina Mahama | Bono (Akan) | Assemblies of God |
Matilda Amissah-Arthur | Nzema (Akan) | Methodist |
Samira Bawumia | Fulani | Muslim |