Angelina Baiden-Amissah | |
|---|---|
| Former Mp for Shama (Ghana parliament constituency) | |
| In office 7 January 2001 –6 January 2009 | |
| President | John Aygekum Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Richard Dornu Nartey |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Kodwo Essilfie |
| Former Deputy Minister of Education,Youth and Sports | |
| In office March 2006 –January 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8th February 1958 |
| Died | 26th January 2025 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Education,Winneba Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration |
| Occupation | Politician and Educationist |
Angelina Baiden-Amissah (born 8 February 1954) is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of parliament for the Shama constituency in the Western Region of Ghana. [1] [2]
Baiden-Amissah was born in Shama,Ghana in the Western Region (Ghana) and attended Mfantsiman Girls' Senior High School for her high school diploma.
In 1991,she earned a Bachelor of Education Degree with focus on Home Economics &Integrated Science,from the University College of Education. She later obtained a Post Graduate Certificate in "Leaders in Development:Managing Political &Economic Change" from the Harvard University.
Baiden-Amissah also obtained an Executive Master in Business Administration (EMBA) from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and other certifications in Pedagogy and Early Childhood Development. [3]
Baiden-Amissah was a member of the 4th parliament of the 4th republic as a representative of the Shama constituency. She was also a member of the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.
Her Political Career begun in 2000 when she contested in the 2000 Ghanaian General elections as a parliamentary candidate on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. She won the seat in the 2000 Ghanaian General elections with a total of 8,284 votes making 31% of the total votes cast. She contested again during the 2004 General elections and retained her seat with a total of 14,782 votes. She contested again in the 2008 elections and lost her seat to Gabriel Kodwo Essilfie of the National Democratic congress. [4] [5] [6] [7]
Between 2001 and 2005,she was appointed as Deputy Minister of Education,Youth and Sports under the John Kufuor's government. [8] [9] [10] [11]
In 2021,Baiden-Amissah was appointed as Ghana's ambassador to Holy See [12] [13]
In 2023,Baiden-Amissah was appointed as Ghana's ambassador to the Republic of Republic of Croatia,with residence in Vatican City. [14] [15] [16]
Baiden-Amissah is a Christian and married with three kids. [17]
Baiden-Amissah was also a board member of the Ghana Cylinder manufacturing Company. [18] She was also an educationist and a Deputy minister of Education,Science and Sports. [19]