Cecilia Dapaah

Cecilia Abena Dapaah (born 27 November 1954)[1] is a Ghanaian politician. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party and a former Member of Parliament for the Bantama constituency. She previously served as the deputy Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing, and is the country's current Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources.

Cecilia Dapaah
Minister for Aviation
Assumed office
February 2017
PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
MP for Bantama
In office
January 2009 – January 2013
PresidentJohn Evans Atta Mills
Personal details
Born (1954-11-27) 27 November 1954[1]
Mpasatia, Ashanti Region Gold Coast (now Ghana)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Children1
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLeadership consultant

Early and educational life

Cecilia Dapaah was born in Mpasatia in the Ashanti Region.[1] She attended the University of Ghana, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and linguistics in 1979. She holds a certificate in leadership from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a postgraduate certificate in International Development Studies from the University of Oslo.[2]

Working life

Dapaah was a development worker by profession[1] and a special assistant to President John Kufour.[3] In 2001, she was appointed the Chairperson of the Board of Ghana Cocoa Processing Company. She was moved from the board in 2005, and made the deputy Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing. In 2007, she was made a substantive minister till the end of the John Kufour administration in 2008.[2]

Political life

During the 2008 general elections, Dapaah contested and won the Bantama constituency elections.[3] She received 36,708 votes out of the 48,476 which represented 75.7% of valid votes cast.[3] Cecilia Dapaah was a member of the Parliament of Ghana from 2009 to 2013. She served on various parliamentary committees in Ghana including Works and Housing; Advisory Committee to the Speaker of the Parliament; Employment, Social welfare and Youth; Foreign Affairs; and Special Budget.[2]

Minister for Aviation

On 7 January 2017, President Akuffo-Addo nominated her for the position of Minister of Aviation.[4][5] She was vetted by the Appointments Committee of the Parliament of Ghana on 8 February 2017.[5][6] During her vetting, she testified that she would improve the aviation industry in Ghana, and that her priority was to restart a national carrier by 2019.[5][7][8] She was of the view that the unavailability of the carrier was depriving Ghana of several millions of cedis in revenue.[5] The last national carrier was Ghana International Airlines, which collapsed in 2010.[6] In March 2017, she announced that Ghana was progressing with its desire to become the aviation hub of the West African region.[9]

Personal life

Dapaah is married with one child. She is a member of the Methodist Church.[3]

References
  1. "Hon. Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah". Odekro. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  2. "Governance Hon. Cecilia Dapaah –Minister For Aviation". Government of Ghana. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Dapaah, Cecilia Abena (Ms)". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  4. "Cecelia Dapaah nominated for new Aviation Ministry". CitiFM Online. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  5. "Ghana must have its own carrier – Cecilia Dapaah". Ghana Web. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  6. "Reviving national airline is a top priority – Cecilia Dapaah". Ghana Politics Online. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. "Ghana to get new airline by 2019 – Cecilia Dapaah". Modern Ghana. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  8. "Ghana will not fail in bid to own national airline — Cecilia Dapaah". Graphic Comm Group. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  9. "Ghana on course to become aviation hub in WA – Cecilia Dapaah". Africa Time. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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