Emelia Arthur is a Ghanaian politician and a former deputy Western Regional Minister of

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

. She was appointed by President John Evan Atta Mills and served till January 2013. In December 2024 she won the parliamentary election as the

National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry Rawlings, who was Head of State in Ghana from 1981 to 1993. He became the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. Following the formation of th ...

candidate in the Shama constituency of the Western Region of Ghana, with 57% of the votes cast. Arthur has expressed concern over the decline of Ghana’s marine and inland fisheries resources, emphasizing the need for urgent action to support aquaculture as a sustainable alternative. She has also pledged to address the European Union’s concerns over illegal fishing activities, which have led to Ghana receiving a “Yellow Card” warning

Political career

Arthur was appointed Ghana's Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture in January 2025, by President

John Dramani Mahama John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who has been the 14th president of Ghana since January 2025. A member of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), National Democratic Congress (NDC), he served as the 12th p ...

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Living people National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Women government ministers of Ghana Ghanaian MPs 2025–2029 Politicians from Western Region (Ghana) {{Ghana-politician-stub