Rita Tani Iddi is a Ghanaian politician who was the member of parliament for the Gushiegu constituency from 2005 to 2009.
[1] Rita won the Gushiegu seat during the December 2004 general election on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) but lost in her next attempt to represent the constituency in the December 2008 general election.
While in parliament, she doubled as the deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines.
[6] She also became a member of parliament of the Fourth Parliament for the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Gushegu constituency and served as a Deputy Minister for Lands, Forestry and Mines who was in charge of the mines sector during His Excellency the Ex-President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor's administration and was de Deputy High Commissioner for Ghana.
She won the elections with a total vote cast of 14,643 representing 52.80% over her opponent, Iddrisu Hudu of the National Democratic Congress who obtained 13,108 total votes cast representing 47.20%, making her a member of Parliament for the Fourth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.