Mary Grant (politician)

Mary Grant
Council of State Member
Minister of Education and Culture
In office
1991 – 1993[1]
Member of National Defence Council for General Affairs
In office
1989 – 2001[1]
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
1988 – 1989[1]
Personal details
Born (1928-08-06)6 August 1928
Died 18 September 2016(2016-09-18) (aged 88)
37 Military Hospital, Accra, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Alma mater Wesley Girls High School

Mary Grant (6 August 1928 – 18 September 2016)[2] was a Ghanaian politician. She was Ghana's first Council of State member and also the first Wesley Girls High School alumna to be a medical doctor.[3] She was a distant relation of Paa Grant, who has been called "the father of Gold Coast politics".[4]

Education

Mary Grant had her secondary education from the Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast,[3] and went on to become the school's first alumna to qualify as a medical doctor after training in Britain.[5]

Career

Mary Grant began her political career when she appointed Secretary of Health in 1985.[6] Grant held many positions, including Deputy Minister of Health and Member of the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC). She later became the Minister of Education and Culture and also a Member of Council of State.[7][8][9][10][11]

She led Ghana's delegation to many international conferences, including World Health Organisation (WHO) General Assemblies in Geneva and Regional Conferences in Africa, World Bank Meeting in Africa Health, Cairo Conference on Population and Development, and she was among Ghanas delegation to the Beijing Conference on Women's Rights.[12]

Awards and honours

Grant received an award during the Maiden Women's Award ceremony.[13]

Death

She died aged 88 on the afternoon of 18 September 2016 at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra,[12] and was given a state funeral.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Republic of Ghana (Female suffrage 1949/54) A number of territories administered by the British after World War II as a United Nations Trusteeship until gaining independence 1957 and becoming a republic in 1960". WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Former member of Council of State Dr. Mary Grant is dead". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Achievement of Past Students". Wesley Girls High School. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Jonas Nyabor, "Mary Grant was 'a formidable woman' – Rawlings", News Central, Citifmonline, 29 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 Delali Adogla-Bessa, "Rawlings, Kufuor, Mahama, pay last respects to Mary Grant", News Central, Citifmonline, 21 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Former member of Council of State Dr Mary Grant dies at 88". Myjoyonline. Myjoyonline. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ghana: Mary Grant Against Marriage At 16". The Independent (Accra). allAfrica. 18 June 1998. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Kofi, Yeboah (12 November 2007). "Cases of high blood pressure, diabetes go up - Pobee". Kofi Yeboah Stories. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "FRIMPONG-BOATENG COUNTS ON RAWLINGS PV OBENG, MARY GRANT… As Unique Trust boss endorses him". Modern Ghana. Ghanaian Chronicle. 23 February 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mrs. Grant Launches Millennium Excellence Awards". GhanaWeb. 26 August 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "The late President Mills buried". Ghana News Agency. Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Ghana News - Former member of Council of State Dr Mary Grant dies at 88". Myjoyonline.com. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Supporting quality healthcare and community projects, Saboba, Ghana". Saboba's Hope, Inc. Saboba's Hope Fullerton, Ca. Retrieved 5 September 2016.


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