Mary Grant (politician)

Dr. Mrs.
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[2]
Deputy Minister of Health
In office
1988 – 1989[3]
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
Religion Christianity

Mary Grant (6 August 1928 – 18 September 2016)[4] was a Ghanaian politician. She was Ghana's first female council of state member and also the first Wesley Girls High School alumni to be a medical doctor.[5]

Education

Mary Grant had her secondary education from the Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast.[6]

Career

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]

Award

Grant received an award during the Maiden Women's Award ceremony.[12]

Death

She died on the afternoon of 18 September 2016 at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "The Republic of Ghana (Female suffrage 1949/54) A number of territories administered by the British after World War II as an United Nation Trusteeship until gaining independence 1957 and becoming a republic in 1960". WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Republic of Ghana (Female suffrage 1949/54) A number of territories administered by the British after World War II as an United Nation Trusteeship until gaining independence 1957 and becoming a republic in 1960". WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Republic of Ghana (Female suffrage 1949/54) A number of territories administered by the British after World War II as an United Nation Trusteeship until gaining independence 1957 and becoming a republic in 1960". WORLDWIDE GUIDE TO WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Former member of Council of State Dr. Mary Grant is dead". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Achievement of Past Students". Wesley Girls High School. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Achievement of Past Students". Wesley Girls High School. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ghana: Mary Grant Against Marriage At 16". allAfrica. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Kofi, Yeboah. "http://kofiyebo.blogspot.com/2007/11/cases-of-high-blood-pressure-diabetes.html". Kofi Yeboah Stories. Retrieved 5 September 2016. External link in |title= (help)
  9. ↑ [Saboba's Hope Fullerton, Ca "FRIMPONG-BOATENG COUNTS ON RAWLINGS PV OBENG, MARY GRANT… As Unique Trust boss endorses him"] Check |url= value (help). Modern Ghana. ghanaian-chronicle. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mrs. Grant Launches Millennium Excellence Awards". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "The late President Mills buried". Ghana News Agency. Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Supporting quality healthcare and community projects, Saboba, Ghana". Saboba's Hope, Inc. Saboba's Hope Fullerton, Ca. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Myjoyonline.com. "Ghana News - Former member of Council of State Dr Mary Grant dies at 88". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 20 September 2016.


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