Theresa Amerley Tagoe


Theresa Amereley Tagoe was a Ghanaian female politician and a leading member of the New Patriotic Party and a former Member of Parliament of the Ablekuma South Constituency.

Early life

Tagoe, of the Ga people, was born on 13 December 1943.

Education

Tagoe had her secondary education at Aburi Girls Senior High School where she was the school prefect. She obtained a bachelor's degree in French from the University of Ghana.

Philanthropy

Tagoe owned a girls' secretarial school that included French in its curriculum, as well as starting charitable programs including one to help orphaned and street girls learn productive trades and a micro-credit loan program for women marketing dried fish on the streets of Accra.

Political career

Theresa Tagoe was also the deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister and deputy Minister of Lands, Forestry and Mines under the erstwhile John Kufuor's administration.
Tagoe was also one time national women’s organizer of the New Patriotic Party.

Legacy

Tagoe served as a member of Council of State and was a lifelong member of the Council of Women World Leaders.

Personal life

Theresa Tagoe had two sons.