Ama Pomaa Boateng

Hon. Ama Pomaa Boateng MP
Member of Ghana Parliament for Juaben Constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 2017
Personal details
Born	Ama Pomaa Andoh (1975-08-19) 19 August 1975 (age 49) Juaben, Ghana
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Children	1
Alma mater	Westminster University, London, Uk
Occupation	IT Consultant
Profession	IT Consultant
Cabinet	Minister
Committees	Gender and Children Committee; Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee

Ama Pomaa Boateng[1] (born 19 August 1975) is a Ghanaian politician. She is the New Patriotic Party member of parliament for the Juaben Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[2][3][4]

Early life and education

Ama Pomaa was born on 19 August 1975 in Juaben, Ashanti Region. She had her senior high school education at the Holy Child School in Cape Coast and earned a master's degree in information studies from Anglia Ruskin University.[5] Ama holds a certificate in computing from Westminster University in London, UK. In 2012 she acquired a certificate in e-waste from the United Nations e-waste Academy.[6] She also holds certificates from Penn Foster, Wild PCS, Harvard University and House of Democracy Partnership/ NDI.[7]

Career

Ama Pomaa is an IT consultant by profession and the executive director for Ghanaian High-tech Women in Accra, an NGO in IT training.[6] She serves as the co-chair of Ghana’s eParliament /ICT Steering Committee.[8] Ama is a board member of the National Petroleum Authority in Ghana, where she serves as the Chairperson of the Complaints and Settlements Subcommittee.[8]

Politics

Ama Pomaa contested and won the parliamentary seat for the Juaben Constituency in the Ashanti Region during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections. Three other candidates, namely Nana Prempeh Amankwaah of the National Democratic Congress, and Gallo Stephen Ayitey of the Conventions Peoples Party also contested in the 2016 by-election of the Juaben Constituency held on 7 December 2016.[9] She won the election by obtaining 22,323 votes out of the 29,606 cast, representing 75.40 percent of total valid votes.[6]

FRANCIS K.B OWUSU-AKYAWIn the parliamentary primaries of 2024 for the NPP, she was defeated in her attempt to represent the party by Francis K.B Owusu-Akyaw. Owusu secured 334 votes, surpassing his opponent who received 120 votes out of the total valid votes cast.

Committees

Ama Pomaa is member of Gender and Children Committee and also a member of Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee.[1]

Foundation

Through her foundation, she ran a Cisco Networking Academy program for young women.[8]

Personal life

Ama Pomaa is married with one child. She is also a Christian.[1]

References

1. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
2. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Pomaa, Ama Ando".
3. "MP Calls For Proper Management Of E-Waste".
4. "2013 Press Releases - Accra, Ghana - Embassy of the United States". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
5. Akese, Timothy Dzamboe, Dotsey Koblah Aklorbortu and Efia. "Election 2016: Know your female parliamentary candidates (3)". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
6. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Pomaa, Ama Ando". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
7. "Ama Pomaa Boateng, Biography". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
8. "Ama Pomaa Boateng". Vital Voices. Retrieved 2022-08-28.
9. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Juaben Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2019-03-10.