Second Lady of Ghana

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Second Lady of Ghana
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Samira Bawumia.jpg
Incumbent
Samira Bawumia
since 7 January 2017
Inaugural holder Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson
Formation1 July 1960

Second Lady of Ghana is the title given to the wife of the vice-president of the Republic of Ghana. [1] [2] The current second lady is Samira Bawumia, [3] [4] [1] who has held that position since 2017 when her husband Mahamudu Bawumia was sworn into office. [5] [6] They are not officially given salaries but the Ghanaian first and second lady are both given clothing allowances to serve as initiatives to be comfortable enough to advocate the country through material forms of culture. They usually undertake social programmes and philanthropic activities especially in relation to kids and women. [7] [8] [9]

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List of second ladies of Ghana (1979–present)

NoSecond LadyPortraitTenureVice President
Took officeLeft office
1 Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson [10] 24 September 197931 December 1981

( deposed. )

 Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson
2 Marian Arkaah No image.png 7 January 19937 January 1997 Kow Nkensen Arkaah
3 Ernestina Naadu Mills [11] Ernestina Naadu Mills.jpg 7 January 19977 January 2001 John Atta Mills
4 Ramatu Aliu Mahama [11] [12] 7 January 20017 January 2009 Aliu Mahama
5 Lordina Mahama [13] Lordina Dramani Mahama (cropped).jpg 7 January 200924 July 2012 John Mahama
6 Matilda Amissah-Arthur [14] [15] No image.png 6 August 20127 January 2017 Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
7 Samira Bawumia [16] Samira Bawumia.jpg 7 January 2017Incumbent Mahamudu Bawumia

Demographics

Second Lady of GhanaEthnicityReligious affiliatiom
Lily Anna de Graft-JohnsonFante (Akan)Methodist
Marian ArkaahFante (Akan)Methodist
Ernestina Naadu MillsGa-DangmePresbyterian
Ramatu Aliu MahamaDagombaMuslim
Lordina MahamaBono (Akan)Assemblies of God
Matilda Amissah-ArthurNzema (Akan)Methodist
Samira BawumiaFulaniMuslim

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