Christiana Wilmot

Christiana Wilmot (24 July 1915 – before 2010) was a Ghanaian civil servant and politician. She served as a member of the Parliament of Ghana from 1960 to 1966. From 1960 to 1965, she was the Second member from the Central and Western Region, and from 1965 to 1966, she was the member of parliament for Shama.

Early life and education Born at Lower Axim town on 24 July 1915, Wilmot had her early education at the Axim Methodist School, and the York Hall School in Axim from 1924 to 1930. She furthered her education at the Government Girls' School in Cape Coast later in 1930, where she graduated in 1932. In 1947, she was a founding member and Chairperson of the Axim branch of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), and chairperson of the Axim branch of the People's Educational Association (PEA) from 1951 to 1952. In 1954 she joined the Public Works Department (PWD), Takoradi as a telephonist and councilor, and three years later, she was made camp superintendent of the women's section of the Workers' Brigade. She was the Second Member for the Central and Western Regions. She worked in this capacity until 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.

Personal life and death Wilmot married her spouse in 1935.