Bernice Heloo

Bernice Adiku Heloo (born September 24, 1954)[1][2] is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament for Hohoe Constituency.[3]

Hon.

Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Hohoe
7th January 2017
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
John Mahama
Personal details
Born
Afi

Hohoe, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
ProfessionDevelopment expert
CabinetMinister
CommitteesAppointments Committee

Early life

Heloo was born in Hohoe, Volta Region,[1] to Rev. E. T. Adiku and Comfort Adiku.

Education

Heloo attended Mawuli School and OLA Girls' Secondary School, Ho. She obtained a BA in Study of Religions and an M.Phil in Adult Education from the University of Ghana. She also obtained an M. Ed in Adult Education, Literacy for rural development from the University of Manchester. She obtained her doctorate degree in Political Economy from the Swiss Management Center University.[4]

Career

Heloo was the immediate past president of Society For Women and AIDS in Africa and founder of Prolink, an NGO in Ghana. She is currently the member of Parliament for Hohoe constituency.[4]

Politics

Heloo was a minority member in the 6th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. She was the presiding and MP for Hohoe, Volta Region from January 7, 2013 to date; this is her second term.[5] As the parliamentary member for Hohoe Constituency, Heloo criticized the president of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo-Addo for not addressing the kidnapping of the Takoradi girls in the 2019 state of the nation address.[6]

Personal life

Heloo is a Christian and is married.[4]

References
  1. "Members of Parliament | Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  2. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  3. Prince, Akpah. "LIST OF THE 37 WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT". Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  4. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Heloo, Adiku Bernice". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  5. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Heloo, Adiku Bernice (Dr)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  6. "MP criticizes President for not highlighting kidnapping girls in SoNA". www.ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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