First Lady of Ghana be de title of de wife of sitting presido of Ghana. De current first lady be Rebecca Akufo-Addo, wey she dey hold de position since 2017. Dem no really dey get salary but de Ghanaian first den second lady dey take clothing allowances so say dem go serve as initiatives so say dem go be comfortable enough den advocate de country through material forms of culture.[1]
Name
|
Term Begins
|
Term Ends
|
President or Head of State
|
Fathia Nkrumah
|
1 July 1960
|
24 February 1966
|
Kwame Nkrumah[2]
|
Mildred Ankrah
|
24 February 1966
|
2 April 1969
|
Joseph Arthur Ankrah[3]
|
Christine Afrifa
|
2 April 1969
|
7 August 1970
|
Akwasi Afrifa[4]
|
Nana Afua Frema
|
7 August 1970
|
31 August 1970
|
Nii Amaa Ollennu
|
Adeline Akufo-Addo
|
31 August 1970
|
13 January 1972
|
Edward Akufo-Addo
|
Faustina Acheampong
|
13 January 1972
|
5 July 1978
|
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
|
Emily Akuffo
|
5 July 1978
|
4 June 1979
|
Fred Akuffo
|
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings
|
4 June 1979
|
24 September 1979
|
Jerry Rawlings
|
Fulera Limann
|
24 September 1979
|
31 December 1981
|
Hilla Limann
|
Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings
|
31 December 1981
|
7 January 2001
|
Jerry Rawlings
|
Theresa Kufuor
|
7 January 2001
|
7 January 2009
|
John Kufuor
|
Ernestina Naadu Mills[5]
|
7 January 2009
|
24 July 2012
|
John Atta Mills
|
Lordina Mahama
|
24 July 2012
|
6 January 2017
|
John Dramani Mahama
|
Rebecca Akufo-Addo
|
7 January 2017
|
Present
|
Nana Akufo-Addo
|
First Lady of Ghana
|
Ethnicity
|
Religious affiliation
|
Fathia Nkrumah
|
Egyptian
|
Copt
|
Mildred Ankrah
|
Ewe/Congolese
|
Roman Catholic
|
Christine Afrifa
|
Ashanti (Akan)
|
Anglican
|
Adeline Akufo-Addo
|
Akyem (Akan)
|
Presbyterian
|
Faustina Acheampong
|
Ashanti (Akan)
|
Roman Catholic
|
Emily Akuffo
|
Akuapem (Akan)
|
Presbyterian
|
Fulera Limann
|
Sissala
|
Roman Catholic
|
Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings
|
Ashanti (Akan)
|
Roman Catholic
|
Theresa Kufuor
|
Bono (Akan)
|
Roman Catholic
|
Ernestina Naadu Mills
|
Ga-Dangme
|
Presbyterian
|
Lordina Mahama
|
Bono (Akan)
|
Assemblies of God
|
Rebecca Akufo-Addo
|
Ga
|
Anglican
|
- ↑ "Presidency of the Republic of Ghana: First Ladies". Office of the President of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ↑ "People Search - Find People Fast and Free | Radaris".
- ↑ "Wives of Military Rulers".
- ↑ "MRS AFRIFA STORMS NRC NEXT WEEK". 30 November 2001.
- ↑ Warunga, Joseph (2010-05-17). "Meeting the first ladies of Africa". BBC News. Retrieved 2012-07-30.