Hon. Irene Naa Torshie Addo is a lawyer by profession and currently the 1st Deputy Minority whip in the Parliament of Ghana. She was born on the 30th of September 1970. She read law in the University of Ghana – Legon and was called to the Ghana Bar in 1996. In 1998–1999, she completed a Master’s degree in Law and development (LLM) at the University of Warwick (UK). Irene Addo started her Law practice at the prestigious Ghanean law firm Akufo Addo Prempeh and Co. in 1996, and has been a partner at the Zoe Akyea and Co. (law firm) since February 2006. Irene Addo was appointed Ghana’s Deputy Ambassador to Washington DC in September 2006 and was elected Member of Parliament in December 2008 for the Tema West Constituency, and re-elected in December 2012. Hon. Irene Addo’s legal expertise is in Real Estate, Trade and Investment law and Human rights. Her passion is to advocate for the protection of vulnerable women and children in the world, especially in Ghana. As the only female Minority Leader in Parliament, Irene is a member of the committee of Gender and Children, amongst others. She is a member and speaker for International groups such as FIDA, ZONTA, etc. and is also the vice president of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and IMF.
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Ms. Irene Naa Torshie Addo, Ghana
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