Dzifa Attivor

Dzifa Attivor
Attivor in 2013
Minister for Transport
In office
14 February 2013 – December 2015
PresidentJohn Mahama
Preceded byCollins Dauda
Succeeded byFiifi Kwetey
Deputy Minister for Transport
In office
2009 – January 2012
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Succeeded byFiifi Kwetey
Personal details
Born
Dzifa Aku Attivor

(1956-02-22)22 February 1956
Died15 November 2021(2021-11-15) (aged 65)
Accra, Ghana
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Spouse
Raphael Napoleon Kwaku
(died 2019)
Children3
Alma materPeki Senior High School
American Century University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionSecretary, Businesswoman
Anthony Foxx (left), U.S. Secretary of Transport, and Dzifa Attivor sign a declaration of intent to provide technical assistance and support to the Ghana Aviation Training Academy.

Dzifa Aku Attivor (22 February 1956 – 15 November 2021)[1] was a Ghanaian politician and businesswoman. She was Minister for Transport in Ghana until her resignation in December 2015 due to a controversial bus re-branding contract.[2] She was appointed in February 2013 by President John Mahama after the Ghanaian general election in December 2012.[3][4]

  1. ^ Amoh, Emmanuel Kwame (16 November 2021). "Former Transport Minister Dzifa Attivor dies at 65". 3NEWS. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Transport Minister Dzifa Attivor resigns over controversial bus branding deal". MyJoyOnline. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Parliament approves nine more appointees". GhanaWeb. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  4. ^ "President Mahama Administeres Oaths Of Allegiance And Secrecy To 17 Ministers". Latest News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2013.