Helen Ntoso
Hon. Helen Adjoa Ntoso MP | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Krachi West | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Yaw Osei Sarfo |
| Volta Regional Minister | |
| In office 16 July 2014 – 6 January 2017 | |
| President | John Mahama |
| Preceded by | Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo |
| Succeeded by | Archibald Letsa |
| Eastern Regional Minister | |
| In office 11 March 2013 – 16 July 2014 | |
| President | John Mahama |
| Preceded by | Julius Debrah |
| Succeeded by | Antwi Boasiako Sekyere |
| Volta Regional Minister | |
| In office January 2013 – 11 March 2013 | |
| President | John Mahama |
| Preceded by | Henry Ford Kamel |
| Succeeded by | Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helen Adjoa Ntoso February 1958 (age 66) Ghana |
| Political party | NDC |
| Alma mater | Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre |
| Cabinet | Minister |
| Committees | Gender and Children Committee Defence and Interior Committee |
Helen Adjoa Ntoso (born February 1958) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Krachi West constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana.[1] She is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[2] Hon Ntoso is a former Regional Minister for the Volta and Eastern Regions in the NDC government of President Mahama.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Ntoso is from Kete Krachi which was located in the Volta Region until December 2018 when new regions were created. It is now in the Oti Region.[2] She completed her post-secondary education at St Francis Training College. She has an Advanced Diploma in Education from Lambeth College in London. She also holds a Master of Arts in Conflict Peace and Security from Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre.[2]
Career
[edit]She was a Senior Child Care taker at Elizabeth Hamwod Nursery School from 2005 to 2007. She was a Missionary for Bright Church Army from 2003 to 2005.[2] She was also the Director of Operations at NADMO 2009 to 2012.[2]
Political career
[edit]Ntoso won the Krachi West seat in the 2012 Ghanaian general election. She retained her seat in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections.[4] She was appointed Volta Regional Minister by President John Mahama in 2013. She was made the Eastern Regional Minister in a cabinet reshuffle in March 2013.[5] She was the Volta Regional Minister in 2015.[6] In July 2014, she was redesignated as Volta Regional Minister, a position she held until the end of the Mahama NDC government on 6 January 2017.
Awards
[edit]Helen Ntoso won an award for Regional Minister of the Year 2015, organized by West African International Magazine.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hon. Helen Adjoa Ntoso". Parliament Of Ghana. Archived from the original on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Helen Ntoso". Ghana MPs. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "President Mahama nominates Helen Ntoso as Volta Regional Minister | watch listen to ghana news on tv live online". My Ghana Television. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Krachi West". ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Nathan Gadugah (11 March 2013). "Reshuffle is in line with Mahama's development strategy - Ayariga". MyJoyOnline. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Magazine honours Ntoso as 2015 best Regional Minister". Graphic Online. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Afanyi-Dadzie, Ebenezer (1 February 2016). "Volta Regional Minister adjudged minister of the year". Ghana News. Retrieved 9 December 2016.