Second Lady of Ghana

Second Lady of Ghana
Incumbent Samira Bawumia since 7 January 2017
Inaugural holder	Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson
Formation	1 July 1960

Second Lady of Ghana is the title given to the wife of the vice-president of the Republic of Ghana. The current second lady is Samira Bawumia, who has held that position since 2017 when her husband Mahamudu Bawumia was sworn into office. They are not officially given salaries but the Ghanaian first and second lady are both given clothing allowances to serve as initiatives to be comfortable enough to advocate the country through material forms of culture. They usually undertake social programmes and philanthropic activities especially in relation to kids and women.

List of second ladies of Ghana (1979–present)

No	Second Lady	Portrait	Tenure		Vice President
			Took office	Left office
1	Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson		24 September 1979	31 December 1981 (deposed.)	Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson
2	Marian Arkaah		7 January 1993	7 January 1997	Kow Nkensen Arkaah
3	Ernestina Naadu Mills		7 January 1997	7 January 2001	John Atta Mills
4	Ramatu Aliu Mahama		7 January 2001	7 January 2009	Aliu Mahama
5	Lordina Mahama		7 January 2009	24 July 2012	John Mahama
6	Matilda Amissah-Arthur		6 August 2012	7 January 2017	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
7	Samira Bawumia		7 January 2017	Incumbent	Mahamudu Bawumia

Demographics

See also

• First Lady of Ghana
• Vice-President of Ghana