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The first female Chancellor of the University of Ghana Mrs Mary Chinery-Hesse will be sworn in today, Wednesday, August 1, 2018.

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She succeeds former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.

Mrs Chinery-Hesse is a distinguished national and international public servant.

About Mrs. Chinery-Hesse:

Mrs. Chinery-Hesse is an alumnus of the University of Ghana. She was also awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa) by the University of Ghana in 1991.

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Mrs. Chinery-Hesse is a distinguished national and international public servant.

She has also received several prestigious awards and decorations including the Order of the Star of Ghana in 2006, and the Gusi Peace Prize for International Diplomacy and Humanitarianism in 2010.

Below is a highlight of her profile:

• Chief Advisor, to H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor, May 2006 – January 2009.

• Member, Council of University of Ghana, 2006-2009

• Commissioner, Public Utilities Regulatory Commission, 2003 – 2006

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• Vice-Chairman, National Development Planning Commission, 2001 – 2009

• Member, National Council for Higher Education,1974 -1980

• First female Deputy Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO) Geneva, 1989 – 2000.

• Chairperson, UN Consultative Committee on Programme Operational Questions (CCPOQ), 1993 – 1998

First female Chancellor for UG to be sworn-in Wednesday

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