Emilia Monjowa Lifaka

Monjowa Lifaka in 2012

Emilia Monjowa Lifaka (11 April 1959 – 20 April 2021) was a Cameroonian politician and chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.[1][2] She was a member of the National Assembly of Cameroon, first elected in 2002, and was vice-president of the Assembly at the time of her death.[3]

Early life and education

Monjowa Lifaka had a diploma in secretarial and business studies from Crown Secretarial and Business Studies College in England, and a diploma in administrative management from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in the United States. As of 2017 she was studying for an MBA in human resource management with Anglia Ruskin University in England.[1]

Political career

Monjowa Lifaka represented the South West constituency for the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM / RDPC), in the 7th[4] 8th,[5] 9th,[6] and 10th Legislations [7] of the National Assembly of Cameroon, and was its Vicce-President from 2009 until her death.[8]

In 2017 she became chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.[1]

Recognition

She was awarded three national honours:[1]

Death

Monjowa Lifaka died on 20 April 2021 at the age of 62, from COVID-19.[9][3][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "CPA Chairperson". Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Assemblée nationale : la Vice-présidente de l'Assemblée nationale, Hon. Monjowa Lifaka Emilia, célèbre ses 60 ans". Actu Cameroun (in French). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Nécrologie : la vice-présidente de l'assemblée nationale n'est plus". CamerounWeb (in French). 20 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "L'Assemblée Nationale du Cameroun - 7th Legislative". www.assnat.cm. Retrieved 13 January 2022. (2nd image on 4th row)
  5. ^ "L'Assemblée Nationale du Cameroun - 8th Legislative". www.assnat.cm. Retrieved 13 January 2022. (2nd image on 3rd row)
  6. ^ "L'Assemblée Nationale du Cameroun - 9th Legislative". www.assnat.cm. Retrieved 13 January 2022. (1st image on 1st row)
  7. ^ "L'Assemblée Nationale du Cameroun - 10th Legislative". www.assnat.cm. Retrieved 13 January 2022. (2nd image on 2nd row)
  8. ^ a b "Nécrologie : décès de l'honorable Emilia Monjowa Lifaka". Cameroun Actuel (in French). 20 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Cameroon and Covid-19: Hon. Emilia Lifaka was a super-spreader". Cameron Concord News. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
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