Theresa Amerley Tagoe

Theresa Amerley Tagoe
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ablekuma North
Deputy Minister of Works and Housing
President John Kufuor
Deputy Minister for Greater Accra Region
President John Kufuor
Deputy Minister Ministry of lands and Forestry
President John Kufuor
Personal details
Born Theresah Amerley Tagoe
(1947-12-13)December 13, 1947
Died October 25, 2010(2010-10-25) (aged 62)
Accra, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Spouse(s) Married
Residence Ghana
Occupation Politician

Theresa Amereley Tagoe (December 13, 1943 – November 25, 2010) was a Ghanaian female politician and a leading member of the New Patriotic Party and a former Member of Parliament of the Ablekuma South Constituency.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Tagoe, of the Ga people, was born on 13 December 1943.[5]

Education

Tagoe had her secondary education at Aburi Girls Senior High School where she was the school prefect.[6] She was a student of French and owned a girl's secretarial school that included French in its curriculum, as well as starting charitable programs including one to help orphaned and street girls learn productive trades and a micro-credit loan program for women marketing dried fish on the streets of Accra. [7]

Political career

Theresa Tagoe was also the deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister and deputy Minister of Lands, Forestry and Mines under the erstwhile John Kufuor's administration.

Tagoe was also one time national women’s organizer of the New Patriotic Party.[8]

Legacy

Tagoe served as a member of Council of State and was a was a lifelong member of the Council of Women World Leaders.

References

  1. ↑ "MPs pay tribute to Theresa Amerley Tagoe". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  2. ↑ ocansey[[email protected]], michael. "Ghana Districts - A repository of all districts in the republic of Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  3. ↑ "MPs pay tribute to Theresa Amerley Tagoe". Ghanaian Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  4. ↑ ":: Radio Recogin ::". www.recogin.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  5. ↑ ocansey[[email protected]], michael. "Ghana Districts - A repository of all districts in the republic of Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.gov.gh. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  6. ↑ ocansey[[email protected]], michael. "Ghana Districts - A repository of all districts in the republic of Ghana". www.ghanadistricts.gov.gh. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  7. ↑ Template:Personal knowledge from my 1999 visit with her in Accra. Dr. Nancy Glock-Grueneich
  8. ↑ "NPP mourns Theresa Amerley Tagoe". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.


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