Sarah Adwoa Safo
Hon Sarah Safo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Dome Kwabenya | |
| Assumed office Jan 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Aaron Mike Oquaye |
| President | John Dramani Mahama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1981 Accra, Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Relations | Apostle Kwadwo Safo |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Sarah Adwoa Safo (born 28 December 1981)[2] is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. She is the New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament (2013–2020) for the Dome Kwabenya Constituency of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[3][4]
Early life
Adwoa Safo was born to Ghanaian industrialist and pastor, Apostle Kwadwo Safo on 28 December 1981.[5]She was home-tutored and wrote and passed her GCE A’ Level in 1998. At age 17, she entered the University of Ghana Faculty of Law where she obtained Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.) degree in 2002.[2][4] Safo was the Vice-President of the Law Students Union (LSU) in her final year. She then continued to the Ghana School of Law and was called to the Bar in October 2004 at the age of 22.[6] She holds an LLM from George Washington University.[1][4]
Career
She worked briefly with the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Washington DC in the United States and thereafter returned to Ghana to serve her nation.[4] On her return back home in late 2005, she joined the law firm Kulendu @ law, then Zoe, Akyea & Co, as a private legal practitioner and concurrently served on the Mediation Committee of the Legal Aid Board of Ghana as a Mediator.[4]
She worked as the first legal officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) for two (2) years and was very instrumental in the formulation of the proposals that formed the basis for the creation of the Appeals and Complaint Panel of PPA and the change of the name Public Procurement Board to Public Procurement Authority.[7]
Sari was first elected as the member of parliament for Dome Kwabenya in 2012. And she has been re-elected in 2016 and 2020. She was deputy majority leader of the 7th Parliament of the Republic of Ghaan and is the only female MP in Ghana to ascend to the number 2 position of the Majority front. [8]
She was appointed Minister of State in charge of Government Procurement in 2017, serving till 2021;[9] under Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, 5th president of the Republic of Ghana.
In the eight parliament under the fourth parliament of Ghana, President Akufo-Addo appointed her as Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection as she served as the Minister for Procurement during the 7th parliament of Ghana.[10][11][12]
Personal life
She got married on 17 August 2019.[13]
Awards and recognition
Adwoa was a nominee for the Nobles Forum Award in 2012.[14]
References
- ^ a b "Safo, Adwoa Sarah". Ghanamps.gov. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ a b Akwasi, Tiffany (21 August 2018). "Profile: Adwoa Safo children, husband and pictures". Yen.com.gh – Ghana news. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Lawyer Adwoa Safo". The New Patriotic Party of Ghana. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Meet Adwoa Safo, MP Dome-Kwabenya". thefinderonline.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Members of Parliament | Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Viasat 1 Ghana (18 April 2016), Why i got home schooled – Hon Adwoa Safo, retrieved 4 February 2017
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "LLM Alumna Appointed Minister of State". law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ Taylor, Mildred Europa. "NPP Government: Adwoa Safo named Deputy Majority Leader – Politics – Pulse". Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "Adwoa Safo appointed Minister of State". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Six ministers reassigned, four deputies elevated in Nana Addo's new government". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Adwoa Safo will be screened thoroughly as Gender Minister designate - Nana Oye". Pulse Ghana. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Adwoa Safo leaves Procurement, heads to Gender Ministry - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "MP For Dome Kwabenya Constituency Hon. Adwoa Safo Marries". www.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Adwoa Safo to receive Nobles Forum Award". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.