Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson MP | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Awutu-Senya East | |
Assumed office 7 January 2012 | |
Minister for Special Development | |
In office February 2017 –January 2021 | |
President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
Personal details | |
Born | Salaga,Ghana) | 3 February 1966
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University Education Winneba,Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Educationist |
Committees | Business Committee |
Mavis Hawa Koomson (born 3 February 1966) is a Ghanaian politician and educationist. She is the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East Constituency and doubles as the Minister of Special Development Initiatives. [1] [2] [3] [4] She was appointed by President of Ghana Nana Akuffo-Addo on 10 January 2017 as Minister of Special Development Initiatives. [5] [6] [7]
Koomson hails from Salaga in the Savannah Region of Ghana and was born on 3 February 1966. [8] She had her training college education at the Bimbilla Training College. [9] She holds a diploma and a bachelor's degree in Basic Education from the University Education Winneba. [10] She has earned a master's degree,postgraduate diploma in public administration (CPA) and postgraduate diploma in public administration (DPA) from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA). [11] [12]
Koomson was a teacher by profession,occupying various positions including head teacher,assistant superintendent and Principal superintendent. [13] She was also president of Gender Unit of the Ghana National Association of Teachers Ladies Association (GNATLAS) Sekondi local,treasurer for GNATLAS (Western Region) and secretary for GNATLAS (Takoradi local). [5]
Koomson is a member of the New Patriotic Party. She is currently the Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East Constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. [14]
In May 2017,President Nana Akufo-Addo named Mavis Hawa Koomson as part of nineteen ministers who would form his cabinet. [15] The names of the 19 ministers were submitted to the Parliament of Ghana and announced by the Speaker of the House,Rt. Hon. Prof. Mike Ocquaye. [15] As a Cabinet minister,Mavis Hawa Koomson is part of the inner circle of the president and is to aid in key decision-making activities in the country. She was appointed as the Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development in 2021. [16]
In the 2020 Ghanaian general elections,she won the Awutu Senya East Constituency parliamentary seat with 57,114 votes making 52.6% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Phillis Naa Koryoo Okunor had 51,561 votes making 47.5% of the total votes cast, [17] the GUM parliamentary candidate Hanson Ishmael Amuzu had 0 vote making 0.0% of the total votes cast,the CPP parliamentary candidate Addy Ishmael had 0 vote making 0.0% of the total votes cast,the GCPP parliamentary candidate Peter Kwao Lartey had 0 vote making 0.0% of the total votes cast and the UPP parliamentary candidate Mohammed Issah Al-Marzuque had 0 vote making 0.0% of the total votes cast. [18]
Koomson is a member of the Business Committee. [14]
In July 2020,Hawa Koomson breached security laws and fired gunshots into a crowd of citizens who were in the process of registering for the controversial voters ID card. [19] [20] This incident occurred in Kasoa. The Minister claimed she was informed of foreigners who had come from different towns to register in her constituency. She regarded this as a threat to her party's victory in the upcoming elections. The Minister claimed that the act was in self-defense because she felt threatened. She responded to the invitation of the CID of the police in the Central region. [7] Her gun was retrieved by the Central Regional police. The license covering the weapon was also retrieved when she reported to the police in Cape Coast. [21]
She introduced an annual soccer competition dubbed the Kasoa MP's Cup among the youth in her constituency. [23]
In 2021,Hawa Koomson constructed a church hall for the Bethel Methodist Church in Kasoa. [24]
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