Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo (ESQ)

Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo (Esq) holds a Law Degree from the University of Ghana and the youngest ever product of the Ghana School of Law graduating in 2004 at the age of 22. She holds a Barrister at Law Certificate from the Ghana School of Law, two Master of Laws Degrees in Government Procurement Law and Public Procurement Law & Policy from the George Washington University, U.S.A, and the Nottingham University U.K respectively. She acquired certificates in Governance, Gender and Leadership from the Harvard Kenny School of Government, U.S.A. Furthermore, she holds an Executive certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard Kenny School, U.S.A as well as various professional certificates in Public Procurement from the International Law Institute, Georgetown University, U.S.A. 

Remarkably, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo (Esq) served as the first Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, and Deputy Majority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament (2013- 2017). She served as the Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya for 12years. She served on many parliamentary committees including the Finance Foreign Affairs committees of Ghana’s Parliament, Public Accounts, Trade and Industry, Constitutional. Legal and Parliament Affairs. Considerate and passionate on matters pertaining to women, children, persons with disability, (PWD), she was appointed the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection (2021-2022). She founded the Adwoa Safo Foundation in 2019 to champion the course of women and children with disabilities. 

Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo (Esq) chaired the Women Caucus of Ghana’s Parliament (2017- 2021). She served on the Pan African Parliament (2017- 2018), the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (2017-2021) and many reputable Boards of state institutions. She is a revered member of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and affiliated with many other international bodies including the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA), Women Political Leaders Forum (WL), Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS).