Emilia Monjowa Lifaka

Cameroonian politician (1959–2021)

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[update] 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]

  • Knight of the Cameroon National Order of Merit
  • Officer of the Cameroon National Order of Merit
  • Knight of the National Order of Valour.

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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