Rita Tani Iddi is a

Ghanaian The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ...

politician who was the member of parliament for the Gushiegu constituency from 2005 to 2009. Rita won the Gushiegu seat during the December 2004 general election on the ticket of the

New Patriotic Party The New Patriotic Party (NPP; ) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative political party in Ghana. Since the democratisation of Ghana in 1992, it has been one of the two dominant parties in Ghanaian ...

(NPP) but lost in her next attempt to represent the constituency in the December 2008 general election. While in parliament, she doubled as the deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines. She is currently the deputy Ghana commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Early life and education

Tani was born on 14 September 1949. She attended the

University of Cape Coast The University of Cape Coast (UCC) is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast in the central region of Ghana. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two ...

where she attained a Diploma in

Home Science Home economics, also called domestic science or family and consumer sciences (often shortened to FCS or FACS), is a subject concerning human development, personal and family finances, consumer issues, housing and interior design, nutrition and f ...

, after which she furthered her education at the

University of Education The University of Education () (initials: UE), is a public research university whose main campus is located in a residential area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It is a multi–campus university whose institutions and campuses are located in di ...

Winneba Winneba is a town and the capital of Effutu Municipal District in Central Region of South Ghana. Winneba has a population of . Winneba, traditionally known as ''Simpa'', is a historic fishing port in south Ghana, lying on the south coast, ...

, where she obtained her

Bachelor of Education A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed. or BEd) is an undergraduate academic degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. A Bachelor of Education program typically lasts three to four years and combines both coursework and practical exp ...

Career

Rita Tani Iddi is a teacher by profession, she taught in several schools in

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 ...

, these included

Yendi Senior High School Yendi Senior High School (YESS) is a coeducational secondary school in Yendi in the Northern Region of Ghana. The school was established in 1970, first as a middle-boarding school to enable access to basic education for communities in the Eastern ...

and Berekum Training College. She was appointed a

District Chief Executive A District Chief Executive (DCE) is an appointed public servant who heads a district in Ghana. It is an official and nationally recognized position and is similar to that of a mayor of a city in other countries. The responsibilities and duties of a ...

of the

Gushegu District Gushegu Municipal District is one of the sixteen districts in Northern Region, Ghana. Originally it was formerly part of the then-larger Gushegu-Karaga District in 1988, which was created from the former East Dagomba District Council, until the ...

in the Northern Region of

. She also became a member of parliament of the Fourth Parliament for the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Gushegu constituency and served as a Deputy Minister for Lands, Forestry and Mines who was in charge of the mines sector during His Excellency the Ex-President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor's administration and was de Deputy High Commissioner for Ghana. Tani Iddi is also a Ghanaian politician.

Politics

Rita Tani is a Ghanaian politician, who contested in the

2004 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2004. The presidential elections resulted in a victory for incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who defeated John Atta-Mills of the National Democratic Congress with 52 perc ...

s as a member of parliament for the Gushegu constituency in the

Northern Region of Ghana The Northern Region is one of the sixteen regions of Ghana. It is situated in the northern part of the country and ranks as the second largest of the sixteen regions. Before its division, it covered an area of 25,000 square kilometres, representi ...

on the ticket of the

. She won the elections with a total vote cast of 14,643 representing 52.80% over her opponent, Iddrisu Hudu of the National Democratic Congress who obtained 13,108 total votes cast representing 47.20%, making her a member of Parliament for the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. She also served as the Deputy Minister of Lands, Forestry and Mines in charge of the mines sector during the Kufour's Administration.

Personal life

Rita Tani is

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

by religion.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iddi, Rita Tani Ghanaian MPs 2005–2009 Women members of the Parliament of Ghana 20th-century Ghanaian women politicians 21st-century Ghanaian women politicians Living people 1949 births Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005 New Patriotic Party politicians University of Cape Coast alumni University of Education, Winneba alumni Ghanaian Christians Politicians from Northern Region (Ghana)

Early life and education

Career

Politics

Personal life

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