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{{Short description|Ghanaian politician (1950–2021)}}
{{Use Ghanaian English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| birth_date          = 1950
| nationality         = [[Ghanaian nationality law|Ghanaian]]&nbsp;
| office              = Regional Minister for Central Region
| office2             = Member of Parliament for Gomoa West
| order2              = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number-->
| parliamentarygroup  = [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]]
| president1          = [[John Evans Atta Mills]]
| death_place         = [[Tema]], Ghana
| death_date          = 19 September 2021 (aged 71)
| term2               = 1992
| termstart           = 2009
| termend             = 2012
| termend2            = 2004
}}
'''Ama Benyiwa-Doe''' aka '''Ama Chavez''' (born 1950 – 19 September 2021)'''<ref>Fiifi Koomson, [http://news.myjoyonline.com/politics/200902/26205.asp Ama Benyiwa-Doe: My father did not go to school] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417134907/http://news.myjoyonline.com/politics/200902/26205.asp|date=17 April 2009}}, 12 February 2009</ref>''' was a [[Ghana|Ghanaian]] politician who served as Regional Minister for Central Region.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2020 |title=I was an ordinary member in NDC – Ama Benyiwa Doe |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/I-was-an-ordinary-member-in-NDC-Ama-Benyiwa-Doe-947257 |access-date=2 September 2020 |website=GhanaWeb. |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Benyiwa-Doe was born in [[Gomoa West (Ghana parliament constituency)|Gomoa West]] in the [[Central Region, Ghana|Central Region]] of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|title=My father did not go to school -Ama Benyiwa-Doe|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/202201/my-father-did-not-go-to-school-ama-benyiwa.html|access-date=2 September 2020|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}</ref>
She was a member of parliament for the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on the ticket of the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] (NDC) for [[Gomoa West (Ghana parliament constituency)|Gomoa West]] constituency, thus stood for the seat from [[1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election|1992]] until [[2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election|2004]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2020 |title=I was an ordinary member in NDC – Ama Benyiwa Doe |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/I-was-an-ordinary-member-in-NDC-Ama-Benyiwa-Doe-947257 |access-date=2 September 2020 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Anokye|first=Elvis|title=Allotey Jacobs is a "schemer" – Ama Benyiwa Doe|url=https://thepressradio.com/2020/05/08/allotey-jacobs-is-a-schemer-ama-benyiwa-doe/|access-date=2 September 2020|website=The World's Biggest Pride|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 July 2020|title=NPP used 'moneycracy' to chase me out of Parliament – Ama Benyiwa Doe weeps|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NPP-used-moneycracy-to-chase-me-out-of-Parliament-Ama-Benyiwa-Doe-weeps-1001914|access-date=2 September 2020|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref>
== Career and politics ==
Ama was first elected into parliament during the December 1992 Ghanaian General Elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress as a member of the Gomoa West Constituency in the Central Region.
During the 1996 elections, she polled 17,504 votes out of the 33,955 valid votes cast representing 35.60% against Joyce Aidoo an NPP member who polled 10,866 votes, Samuel Attah-Eyison who polled 4,827 votes and Oduro Baffoe, an NCP member, who polled 758 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=Ghana Election 1996 Results – Gomoa West Constituency|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/1996/central/75/index.php|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Ghana Elections – Peace FM}}</ref>
She won in 2000 with 12,995 votes out of the 28,089 valid votes cast representing 46.30% against Benjamin Kojo Acquah, an NPP member who polled 11,248 votes, Kofi Amissah Essandoh, a CPP member who polled 2,468 votes and Muhammed M. Kassim, an NRP member who also polled 1,378 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FM|first=Peace|title=Ghana Election 2000 Results – Gomoa West Constituency|url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2000/central/75/index.php|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Ghana Elections – Peace FM}}</ref>
Ama was nominated by [[John Atta Mills|President Mills]] in January 2009 as the [[Regional minister|Central Regional Minister]] in Ghana,<ref>[http://www.theghanaianjournal.com/2009/01/22/ministerial-appointments-ama-benyiwa-doe-for-central-regional-minister/ Ministerial appointments: Ama Benyiwa-Doe for Central Regional Minister , Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu, A-G] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226222244/http://www.theghanaianjournal.com/2009/01/22/ministerial-appointments-ama-benyiwa-doe-for-central-regional-minister/ |date=26 February 2012 }}, The Ghanaian Journal, 22 January 2009</ref> she became a Regional [[Minister of State]] in January 2009 to 2012 for the Central Region of Ghana.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 May 2020|title=I was an ordinary member in NDC – Ama Benyiwa Doe|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/I-was-an-ordinary-member-in-NDC-Ama-Benyiwa-Doe-947257|access-date=2 September 2020|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 July 2020|title=NPP acted hypocritically after Atta Mills' death – Ama Benyiwa-Doe|url=https://citinewsroom.com/2020/07/npp-acted-hypocritically-after-attah-mills-death-ama-benyiwa-doe/|access-date=2 September 2020|website=Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 July 2018|title=NDC abandon Ama Benyiwa-Doe?|url=https://www.primenewsghana.com/general-news/ndc-abandon-ama-benyiwa-doe.html|access-date=2 September 2020|website=Prime News Ghana|language=en-us}}</ref> She was also a former member of the council of State.<ref>{{Cite web|last=MyNewsGH|date=8 July 2020|title=Ama Benyiwa Doe scores 'King Promise' Akufo-Addo 15%|url=https://www.mynewsgh.com/ama-benyiwa-doe-scores-king-promise-akufo-addo-15/|access-date=2 September 2020|website=MyNewsGh|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=11 July 2018|title=NDC abandon Ama Benyiwa-Doe?|url=https://www.primenewsghana.com/general-news/ndc-abandon-ama-benyiwa-doe.html|access-date=2 September 2020|website=Prime News Ghana|language=en-us}}</ref>
Ama occupied the seat as a member of parliament for the [[Gomoa West (Ghana parliament constituency)|Gomoa West Constituency]] from 1992 until 2004 where she was defeated by [[Joe Kingsley Hackman]] of the [[New Patriotic Party]] in the [[2004 Ghanaian general election]]s with a total votes cast of 23,663 representing 63.20% of the total votes over her (Ama), with her total votes cast as 12,165 representing 32.50% of the total votes.
Other opponents; Joseph Assan Sackey of the Convention Peoples Party who polled 863 votes representing 2.30% of the total votes cast, Muhammed Mutawakil Kassim of the [[National Reform Party (Ghana)|National Reform Party]] who had 533 votes representing 2.30% of the total votes cast and John Thompson of the [[Great Consolidated Popular Party]] who also polled 216 votes representing 0.60% of the total votes cast. She continued to work for the [[National Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress]] as national women's organizer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=FM |first=Peace |title=Parliament – Central Region Election 2004 Results |url=http://ghanaelections.peacefmonline.com/pages/2004/parliament/central/index.php |access-date=2 September 2020 |website=Ghana Elections – Peace FM}}</ref><ref>Kwame Boafo-Arthur, ''Voting for Democracy in Ghana: Constituency studies'', Freedom Publications, 2006</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=8 July 2020 |title=NPP used 'moneycracy' to chase me out of Parliament – Ama Benyiwa Doe weeps |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/NPP-used-moneycracy-to-chase-me-out-of-Parliament-Ama-Benyiwa-Doe-weeps-1001914 |access-date=2 September 2020 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=14 June 2016|title=I miss active politics; Mahama has toned me down|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/ece-frontpage/ama-benyiwa-doe-i-miss-active-politics-mahama-has-toned-me-down/t4ge278|access-date=2 September 2020|website=Pulse Gh|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2020 |title=I was an ordinary member in NDC – Ama Benyiwa Doe |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/I-was-an-ordinary-member-in-NDC-Ama-Benyiwa-Doe-947257 |access-date=2 September 2020 |website=GhanaWeb. |language=en}}</ref>
She was also a member of the [[Pan-African Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Ama Benyiwa Doe Has Passed On|url=https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/local/news/202109/452298.php|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-20|website=[[Peace FM (Ghana)|Peace FM]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920132052/https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/local/news/202109/452298.php |archive-date=20 September 2021 }}</ref>
== Education ==
Ama attended L.A. Middle School where she obtained her [[GCE Ordinary Level]] certificate. She then proceeded to Accra Workers College where she obtained her [[GCE Advanced Level|GCE Advance Level]] certificate before advancing to M.I. Kaliun School where she obtained her [[Diploma]] degree.
== Death ==
She died on Sunday the 19th of September 2021 at Tema. She was 71.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-19 |title=Profile of the late Ama Benyiwa Doe |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Profile-of-the-late-Ama-Benyiwa-Doe-1360774 |access-date=2021-09-19 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Pulse-Obit">{{cite news |date=19 September 2021 |title=NDC stalwart Ama Benyiwa Doe is dead |language=en |work=Pulse Ghana |url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/politics/ndc-stalwart-ama-benyiwa-doe-is-dead/08rlfc7 |access-date=20 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ama Benyiwa Doe passes on|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/ama-benyiwa-doe-passes-on.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}</ref>
== Legacy ==
According to [[John Mahama]], Ama was a gender activist and a women's rights champion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former MP and Regional Minister, Ama Benyiwa Doe has passed on - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/former-mp-and-regional-minister-ama-benyiwa-doe-has-passed-on/ |access-date=2021-09-19 |website=MyJoyOnline. |language=en-US}}</ref>
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[[Category:Members of the Pan-African Parliament from Ghana]]
[[Category:Ghanaian MPs 1993–1997]]
[[Category:Ghanaian MPs 1997–2001]]
[[Category:Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005]]
[[Category:Members of the Council of State (Ghana)]]
[[Category:National Democratic Congress (Ghana) politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Central Region (Ghana)]]