Samia Nkrumah
Samia Nkrumah | |
|---|---|
Nkrumah in 2009 | |
| Chairperson of the Convention People's Party | |
| In office September 2011 – September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ladi Nylander |
| Succeeded by | Edmund N. Delle |
| Member of Parliament for Jomoro constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2009 – 6 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Ocran |
| Succeeded by | Francis Kabenlah Anaman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah 23 June 1960 Aburi, Ghana |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Michele Melega |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Kwame Nkrumah (father) Fathia Nkrumah (mother) |
| Relatives | Gamal Nkrumah (brother) |
| Alma mater | School of Oriental and African Studies |
| Website | Party website |
Honourable Samia Yaba Christina Nkrumah (born 23 June 1960) is a Ghanaian politician and former chairperson of the Convention People's Party (CPP) making her the first woman to ever head a major political party in Ghana. In the 2008 parliamentary election, she won the Jomoro constituency seat on her first attempt. She is the daughter of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana.