| Post: | Second Lady |
| Body: | Ghana |
| Insignia: | Flag of Ghana.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150px |
| Incumbent: | Samira Bawumia |
| Incumbentsince: | 7 January 2017 |
| Formation: | 1 July 1960 |
| Inaugural: | Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson |
Second Lady of Ghana is the title given to the wife of the vice-president of the Republic of Ghana.[1] [2] The current second lady is Samira Bawumia,[3] [4] who has held that position since 2017 when her husband Mahamudu Bawumia was sworn into office.[5] [6] They are not officially given salaries but the Ghanaian first and second lady are both given clothing allowances to serve as initiatives to be comfortable enough to advocate the country through material forms of culture. They usually undertake social programmes and philanthropic activities especially in relation to kids and women.[7] [8] [9]
| No | Second Lady | Portrait | Tenure | Vice President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| 1 | Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson [10] | 1979 | 1981 | Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson | ||
| 2 | Marian Arkaah | 1993 | 1997 | Kow Nkensen Arkaah | ||
| 3 | Ernestina Naadu Mills[11] | 1997 | 2001 | John Atta Mills | ||
| 4 | Ramatu Aliu Mahama[12] | 2001 | 2009 | Aliu Mahama | ||
| 5 | Lordina Mahama[13] | 2009 | 2012 | John Mahama | ||
| 6 | Matilda Amissah-Arthur[14] [15] | 2012 | 2017 | Kwesi Amissah-Arthur | ||
| 7 | Samira Bawumia[16] | 2017 | Incumbent | Mahamudu Bawumia | ||
| Second Lady of Ghana | Ethnicity | Religious affiliatiom | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Anna de Graft-Johnson | Fante (Akan) | Methodist | |
| Marian Arkaah | Fante (Akan) | Methodist | |
| Ernestina Naadu Mills | Ga-Dangme | Presbyterian | |
| Ramatu Aliu Mahama | Dagomba | Muslim | |
| Lordina Mahama | Bono (Akan) | Assemblies of God | |
| Matilda Amissah-Arthur | Nzema (Akan) | Methodist | |
| Samira Bawumia | Fulani | Muslim |