Bernice Heloo

Bernice Adiku Heloo (born September 24, 1954)[1][2] is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament for Hohoe Constituency.[3][4]

Hon.

Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Hohoe
In office
7 January 2013 – 6 January 2021
Deputy Minister for Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation
In office
2013–2017
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Personal details
Born
Bernice Adiku Heloo

(1954-09-24) 24 September 1954
Hohoe, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
ProfessionDevelopment expert
CabinetMinister
CommitteesAppointments Committee

Early life

Heloo was born in Hohoe, Volta Region,[1] to Rev. E. T. Adiku and Comfort Adiku.

Education

Heloo attended Mawuli School and OLA Girls' Secondary School, Ho. She obtained a BA in study of religions and an MPhil in adult education from the University of Ghana. She also obtained an M.Ed. in adult education, literacy for rural development from the University of Manchester. She obtained her doctorate degree in political economy from the Swiss Management Center University.[5]

Career

Heloo was the immediate past president of Society For Women and AIDS in Africa and founder of Prolink, an NGO in Ghana. She is currently the member of Parliament for Hohoe constituency.[5]

Politics

Member of Parliament

Heloo was a minority member in the 6th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. She was the member of parliament for Hohoe, Volta Region from January 7, 2013 to date; this is her second term.[6] As the parliamentary member for Hohoe Constituency, Heloo criticized the president of the Republic of Ghana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for not addressing the kidnapping of the Takoradi girls in the 2019 state of the nation address.[7]

Deputy Minister

She was appointed by John Dramani Mahama in 2013 to serve as deputy Minister of Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation. She served in that role in the John Mahama administration from 2013 to 2017.[8][9] [10][11]

Personal life

Heloo is a Christian and is married.[5]

References
  1. "Members of Parliament | Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. Prince, Akpah. "LIST OF THE 37 WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. "Hohoe MP Demands Immediate Placement For Orphaned Traditional Areas". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Heloo, Adiku Bernice". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  6. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Heloo, Adiku Bernice (Dr)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  7. "MP criticizes President for not highlighting kidnapping girls in SoNA". www.ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  8. Lumor, Shallom (3 December 2016). "NDC advised against voting skirt and blouse". Graphic Online. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  9. "We need more of Zoomlion's Recycling plant - Dr. Oteng Adjei". acarpghana.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  10. "Ghana Deputy Minister highlights progress in PCB Project". UNITAR. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  11. "The ICAITM 2016 conference kicks off". Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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