Theresa Amerley Tagoe
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Ablekuma North
In office
7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Deputy Minister of Works and Housing
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Deputy Minister for Greater Accra Region
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Deputy Minister Ministry of lands and Forestry
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born
Theresah Amerley Tagoe

(1943-12-13)December 13, 1943
DiedNovember 25, 2010(2010-11-25) (aged 66)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
SpouseMarried
ResidenceGhana
OccupationPolitician

Theresa Amerley Tagoe (December 13, 1943[1] – November 25, 2010) also known as Iron Lady[2] 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.[3][4][5][6]

Early life

Tagoe, of the Ga people, was born on 13 December 1943.[7]

Education

Tagoe had her secondary education at Aburi Girls Senior High School where she was the school prefect.[7] She obtained a bachelor's degree in French from the University of Ghana.[8]

Philanthropy

Tagoe owned a girls' 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.[9]

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.[2]

Tagoe was also one time national women's organizer of the New Patriotic Party.[2][10]

She was elected into parliament on 7 January 1997 after emerging winner at the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections. She obtained 39.90% of the total votes cast which is equivalent to 47,644 votes by defeating Ebo Hawkson of the National Democratic Congress who obtained 35.70% which is equivalent to 42,568 votes

Legacy

Tagoe served as a member of Council of State and was a lifelong member of the Council of Women World Leaders. The Dansoman Roundabout was named after her known as the 'Theresa Ameley Tagoe Roundabout' and a statue was raised to honor her.[11][12][13][14]

Personal life

Theresa Tagoe had two sons.

References

  1. ↑ "Amerley-Tagoe, Theresa". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  2. 1 2 3 "MPs pay last respects to Theresa Tagoe - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  3. ↑ "MPs pay tribute to Theresa Amerley Tagoe". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  4. ↑ ocansey[mike@busylab.com], michael. "Ghana Districts - A repository of all districts in the republic of Ghana". Ghana districts. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  5. ↑ "MPs pay tribute to Theresa Amerley Tagoe". Ghanaian Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  6. ↑ "Radio Recogin". recogin. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  7. 1 2 ocansey[mike@busylab.com], michael. "Ghana Districts - A repository of all districts in the republic of Ghana". ghana districts government of ghana. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  8. ↑ "PGA Member Theresa Tagoe dies after long illness". Parliamentarians for Global Action. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  9. ↑ Personal knowledge from my 1999 visit with her in Accra.--Dr. Nancy Glock-Grueneich
  10. ↑ "NPP mourns Theresa Amerley Tagoe". ghanaweb. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
  11. ↑ "Dansoman Roundabout named after Theresa Tagoe". GhanaWeb. 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  12. ↑ Bureau, Communications. "President Akufo-Addo Tours Greater Accra Region". presidency of government of ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  13. ↑ "Akufo-Addo begins two-day tour of Greater Accra Region today". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  14. ↑ "Theresa Tagoe's statue unveiled". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
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