Vida Amaadi Yeboah (1944-2006) was a former Ghanaian educator, politician and civic leader.[1] Deputy Minister of Education and Culture from 1988 to 1993, Yeboah helped found the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) in 1992. Elected member ofparliament in 1992, Yeboah became a member of Jerry Rawlings' government, serving as tourism minister from 1997 to 2001.
She taught for fourteen years at girls schools in Ghana, becoming headmistress of Mfantsiman Girls' Secondary School, before being appointed a Deputy Secretary for Education in 1985.[3]
Vida was elected to represent Akuapim South in the first parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana on 7 January 1993 after she was pronounced winner at the 1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election held on 29 December 1992.
She was re-elected into the second parliament of the fourth republic after obtaining 48% of the vote at the 1996 elections.[7] She was appointed in 1997 as the Minister of Tourism where she served till 2001, a ministerial position outside the Cabinet.[4]
Awards and recognition
Vida Yeboah is remembered as one of the four founders of Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Ghana's Chapter.[8]
References
^Vida Yeboah (2006). "Foreword". In Dagron, Alfonso Gumucio; Tufte, Thomas (eds.). Communication for Social Change Anthology: Historical and Contemporary Readings. CFSC Consortium, Inc. p. 11. ISBN978-0-9770357-9-3.
^ abMartin K.I. Christensen (26 January 2010). "Ghana Ministers". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Martin K.I. Christensen. Retrieved 31 May 2010.