Dakoa Newman
Hon. Dakoa Newman MP | |
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| Member of Parliament for Okaikwei South Constituency | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| Minister | Gender, Children and Social Protection |
| Preceded by | Arthur Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1985 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana, Legon |
| Profession | Project Manager |
Dakoa Newman (born 6 June 1985) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).[1] She is the member of parliament for the Okaikwei South Constituency.[2][3] She is the daughter of Victor Newman who was also a politician and founding member of the New Patriotic Party. She is the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection.[4]
Early life and education
[edit]She was born on 6 June 1985 into a Christian family and hails from Akropong and Osu.[1] She completed Wesley Girls Senior High School, Cape Coast. She is a chartered Project Management Professional (PMP)and a chartered Risk Management Professional (RMP) certified by the Project Management Institute, USA(2017.[1] She also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon and a Master’s Degree in Program and Project Management from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.
Politics
[edit]In June 2020, she stood for the New Patriotic Party primaries for Okaikwei South.[5] Newman defeated incumbent member of parliament Arthur Ahmed and Nana Fredua by getting 440 votes, whilst the two others got 327 votes and 27 votes respectively.[6][7]
She won the 2020 December parliamentary elections for the Okaikwei South Constituency. She obtained 40,393 votes, representing 60.82% against her closest contender Abraham Kotei Neequaye of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who had 26,019 votes representing 39.18%.[8]
Personal life
[edit]She is the daughter of Ghanaian politician Victor Newman.[9] Darkoa is married with a child.[10]She is a christian.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Newman, Dakoa". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Okaikwei South". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Meet the 40 female MPs-elect of 8th Parliament". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "New faces in Akufo-Addo's government after ministerial reshuffle - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ^ "NPP Parliamentary Primaries: Dakoa Newman files nomination to contest in Okaikoi South". MyJoyOnline. 18 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Crabbe, Nathaniel (2020-06-20). "NPP Primaries: Dakoa Newman thrashes wins seat for South Okaikoi". Yen - Ghana news. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Arhinful, Ernest (2020-06-20). "#NPPDecides: Dakoa Newman defeats incumbent MP for Okaikwei South, Ahmed Arthur". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "NPP wins Okaikwei South parliamentary seat". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ "Victor Newman: Director of research at Presidency has died". Pulse Ghana. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ Myafricatoday (2020-06-13). "NPP Primaries: All You Need To Know About Dakoa Newman From Okaikoi South". Myafricatoday. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
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