Adisa Munkaila
Adisa Munkaila | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Council of State of Ghana | |
| In office March 2001 – 6 January 2005 | |
| President | John Kufuor |
| Minister for Labour and Social Welfare | |
| In office 14 November 1980 – 31 December 1981 | |
| President | Hilla Limann |
| Vice President | Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson |
| Preceded by | Frank Q. Amega |
| Succeeded by | Ato Austin |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | People's National Party |
| Relatives | Alhassan Wayo Seini |
| Alma mater | Achimota School |
Adisa Munkaila is a Ghanaian politician.
Early life and education
[edit]Adisa Munkaila had her secondary education at the Achimota School in the northern suburbs of Accra.[1]
Politics
[edit]Munkaila was a Deputy Minister in the People's National Party government under President Hilla Limann during the third republic.[2] She was later promoted after a cabinet reshuffle on 14 November 1980 to Minister for Labour and Social Welfare by President Limann.[3] She was the first woman to lead this ministry in Ghana.[4]
Munkaila was a member of the Convention People's Party during the fourth republic. Prior to the 2008 Ghanaian general election, she was on the party's vetting committee for its presidential candidates.[5]
Munkaila was one of eleven people appointed as a member of the Council of State of Ghana in 2001 by John Kufuor, President of Ghana.[2][6] She served between March 2001 and January 2005.[7]
Other roles
[edit]Munkaila served as the chairperson of the executive board of the Northern Network for Education Development which was a non-governmental organisation bringing together various bodies to promote education in Northern Ghana.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tamale Secondary School and 60 years of secondary education in northern Ghana - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b "11 Appointed To Council Of State". Modern Ghana. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Damwah, Agape Kanyiri (June 2011). "DR. HILLA LIMANN 1934 – 1998: HIS LIFE AND TIMES" (PDF). ucc.edu.gh. University of Cape Coast. p. 132. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ Eric Appau Asante (April 2009). "Chapter One: Introduction". A Study of Selected Indigenous Ghanaian Women in Some Indigenous Visual Arts. Kumasi: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Seven-member committee to vet CPP presidential aspirants - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com. 26 October 2007. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "NETFUND awards scholarships to 50 needy students". GhanaWeb. 24 September 2003. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - Ghana Heads". www.guide2womenleaders.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "NGOS against government's language policy". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Meet the Team". Northern Network For Education Development. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 7 March 2025.