Regina Asamany (born 30 July 1927) was a Ghanaian politician who hailed from Kpando, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana. She is widely recognised as one of the women whose efforts helped Ghana attain independence.[2] She was the daughter of an ivory carver and the only woman to make it into the first rank of the Togoland Congress leadership in the 1950s.[3] She was a member of parliament representing the Volta Region from 1960 to 1965 and the member of parliament for Kpando from 1965 to 1966.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Regina Asamany | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Kpando | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Member for the Volta Region | |
| In office 1960–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Regina Catherine Ama Asamany[1] 30 July 1927 Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
Biography
editAsamany was born on 30 July 1927 at Kpando in the Volta Region.[11] She had her early education at Kpando Presbyterian School from 1935 to 1940 and later moved to Kumasi Government Girls' School from 1941 to 1944.[citation needed]
Asamany was among the first women to enter the parliament of Ghana in 1960 under the representation of the people (women members) act. She was among the 10 women who were elected unopposed on 27 June 1960 on the Convention People's Party ticket.[12][13][14][15][16] While in parliament, she served as the deputy Minister of Labour and Social Welfare from 1961 to 1963.[17][18][19][20] Prior to entering parliament, she worked at the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare as mass education assistant.[3][21]
She was an Executive Member of National Council of Ghana Women, Trustee of the Kwame Nkrumah Trust Fund and the Chairman of the Visiting Committee of Borstal Institutes.[22]
In 1979, she founded the Mother Ghana Solidarity Party with the intention to contest for presidency in the 1979 general elections but was unable to contest as she missed the registration deadline by a few minutes because the cheque for the registration fee had delayed.[23]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ White paper on the Second report of the Jiagge Commission of Enquiry into the Assets of Specified Persons (Report). Ministry of Information. 1969. p. 1.
- ^ "Political Participation & Leadership (GHANA: Ghana Women's Summit Held in Accra)". Make Every Woman Count. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ a b Skinner, K. A. C.; Skinner, Kate (17 June 2015). The Fruits of Freedom in British Togoland: Literacy, Politics and Nationalism, 1914–2014. Cambridge University Press. p. 77. ISBN 9781107074637.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: iii. 1960.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: xvi. 1961.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: xiv. 1962.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: iii. 1963.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1961". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 13. 1961.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: iii and 8. 1965.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 22. 1966.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1964". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 76. 1964.
- ^ "Ghana Today, Volumes 3–4". Information Section, Ghana Office. 1959. p. 10.
- ^ "Ghana Gazette". National government publication. 1960. p. 19.
- ^ "Women who made history are role models". Graphic Online. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "How Nkrumah Empowered Ghanaian Women". Modern Ghana. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Gender Ministry pays tribute to Ghanaian women". Ghana Web. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ "Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership". Guide to Women Leaders. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- ^ Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 197–198 (Report). United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 1964. p. I-7.
- ^ Mensa-Bonsu, Henrietta (2007). Ghana Law Since Independence: History, Development, and Prospects: Collection of Essays to Commemorate the Golden Jubilee Anniversary of Ghana's Independence, 6th March, 1957–6th March, 2007. Black Mask for Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon. p. 261. ISBN 978-9988838515.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1963". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 19. 1963.
- ^ Ghana. Department of Social Welfare and Community Development. (1959). "Annual Report of the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development". Annual Report of the Department of Social Welfare and Community Development. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Accra.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1964". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 76. 1964.
- ^ "Ghana News, Volumes 8–12". Ghana News. Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana: 4. 1979.
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