Dakoa Newman

Dakoa Newman (born 6 June 1985) is a Ghanaian politician who is a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). She is the member of parliament for the Okaikwei South Constituency. She is the daughter of Victor Newman who was also a politician and founding member of the New Patriotic Party. She is the Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection.

Early life and education She was born on 6 June 1985 into a Christian family and hails from Akropong and Osu. Newman defeated incumbent member of parliament Arthur Ahmed and Nana Fredua by getting 440 votes, whilst the two others got 327 votes and 27 votes respectively.

She won the 2020 December parliamentary elections for the Okaikwei South Constituency. She obtained 40,393 votes, representing 60.82% against her closest contender Abraham Kotei Neequaye of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who had 26,019 votes representing 39.18%.

In 2024 General Elections Darkoa Newman stood again for the Okaikwei South Constituency against Ernest Adomako, however, she lost after receiving 24,263 votes whiles her opponent obtained 32,691 votes to win the elections.

Personal life She is the daughter of Ghanaian politician Victor Newman. Darkoa is married with a child. She is a christian.