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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo naming his third batch of ministers to serve in his administration has mentioned Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson as a minister designate for Special Development Initiative.

The Awutu-Senya East Constituency lawmaker joins the likes of Hon. Dan Botwe and Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei in the new ministerial portfolios created by the Nana Akufo-Addo led administration.

Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson was born on 3rd February 1966 in Sekondi in the Western Region. She had her Training College Education at Bimbila Training College from 1987 to 1991. She then went to the University of Education where she obtained diploma in basic education from 2002 to 2006. She further pursued a degree course in basic education from 2006 to 2011 where she was awarded with bachelor in basic education (UEW).

From September 2014 to November 2014, she offered a postgraduate diploma certificate in public administration (CPA) at GIMPA. From February 2015 to May 2015, she further pursued a postgraduate diploma certificate in public administration (DPA) at GIMPA. She is pursuing her Masters’ in public administration with specialisation in international relations and diplomacy from 2012 to date at GIMPA.

She has been a professional teacher for 21 years from 1991 to 2012 where she was a head teacher from 2005 to 2012, moving through the ranks of assistant superintendant in 1998 to Principal Superintendant in 2011.

She occupied various positions such as president of GNATLAS (Sekondi local) from 2005 to 2006, treasurer for GNATLAS (Western Region) from 2003 to 2005 and also Secretary for GNATLAS (Takoradi local) from 2002 to 2004.

She has been a Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East Constituency since 2012 where she served on various Select Committees of Parliament namely; Select Committee for Lands and Natural Resources, Select Committee for Women and Gender and the Select Committee for African Parliamentary Union.

Hon. Hawa Koomson is the only Parliamentary Candidate for Awutu-Senya East to have won the seat for two terms and she is married with 3 children.