Victoria Lakshmi Hamah

Victoria Lakshmi Hamah is a Ghanaian politician under the ticket of National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Ghana. She is the former Deputy Minister for Communications in Ghana, known for bridging politics, gender advocacy, and leadership, as well as being the founder and president of Progressive Organisation for Women's Advancement (POWA).

Education She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with Philosophy and a Master of Arts in Social Policy, both obtained from the University of Legon, Ghana. Hamah also obtained an Executive Certificate from the University of Oxford, Saïd Business School, UK. Prior to this, she spent two months in the Czech Republic through the Erasmus Exchange Programme at Mendel University in preparation for her PhD research.

Politics In the 2012 general election, she contested the Ablekuma West constituency parliamentary seat. She served as Deputy Minister of Communications under the John Dramani Mahama administration until Friday, 8 November 2013. During her time in office, she faced what she described as unjust scrutiny, which she alluded to her womanhood and the nature of Ghana’s political landscape.

She currently runs a non profit organization for women - Progressive Organisation for Women's Advancement (POWA) where she sits on the board. Hamah describes herself as a scholar-practitioner who is deeply committed to shaping governance debates and working toward advancing women’s goals in the pursuit of equality.