Mary Chinery-Hesse

Mary Chinery-Hesse

human

Ein sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	Ghana
Name wey dem give am	Mary
Ein date of birth	1938
Place dem born am	Accra
Ein poppie	Robert Samuel Blay
Spouse	Lebrecht James Chinery-Hesse
Kiddie	Herman Chinery-Hesse
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English
Ein occupation	judge, civil servant, chancellor
Employer	University of Ghana, International Labour Organization
Educate for	Wesley Girls' High School, University of Ghana, University of Dublin
Residence	Accra
Member of	Panel of the Wise
Award e receive	Order of the Star of Ghana, Gusi Peace Prize, Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences

Mary Chinery-Hesse, FAAS, OSG, née Blay (dem born am 29 October 1938)^[1] be international civil servant den diplomat wey dey serve as de first woman Chancellor give University of Ghana, wey dem induct am for 1 August 2018.^[2] Na she be de first female Deputy Director-General give International Labour Organization.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} Na she sanso be de first woman make she attain de rank of Under-Secretary-General of de United Nations insyd de history of de international organisation.^[8][9]

Ein early life den education

Na Robert Samuel Blay, a barrister, jurist, den Justice of de Supreme Court of Ghana during de First Republic wey born Mary Blay. Na ein mommie be Marjorie Lady Mould of Jamestown, Accra. Na ein maternal great-grand poppie be John van der Puije, de Gold Coast merchant, newspaper publisher, traditional ruler den politician.^[10] Na she get ein secondary education at de Wesley Girls' Senior High School insyd Cape Coast.^[11] She sanso dey zuk a BA (Hons) insyd Sociology den Economics den Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) from de University of Ghana, wey she do postgraduate training insyd Development Economics at Trinity College Dublin.^[12][13] At de World Bank Institute insyd Washington D.C., na dem inscribe am as a Fellow of de Institute.

Chinery-Hesse Committee

Na dem commission am by de erstwhile Government of former President John Kufuor make she determine de end-of-service benefits den emoluments of Article 71 officer holders.^[14][15]

Ein life matter

Na she marry Lebrecht James Chinery-Hesse (1930–2018), a Ghanaian lawyer den former principal state attorney wey na he do international stints insyd Sierra Leone, Zambia, den Uganda wey na dem award am de Grand Medal by de Ghanaian government.^[16] Na dema son, Herman Chinery-Hesse, be software entrepreneur.^[17]

Works

• Chinnery-Hesse, Mary et al. (1989), "Engendering adjustment for the 1990s : report of a Commonwealth expert group on women and structural adjustment" London: Commonwealth Secretariat^[18]

References

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11. "Wesley Girls High School - Past Students". wesley girls high school. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
12. "Biography of Ms. Mary Chinery-Hesse". United Nation. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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14. Boateng, Michael Ofori Amanfo. "Chinery Hesse Committee report ready". Politics Myjoyonline. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
15. Musah, Zakaria Tanko. "The Chinery Hesse Committee Report Palaver - A Case of Negligence or Recklessness?". Modern Ghana (in British English). Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
16. "A "Very Nice Man" Goes Home". DailyGuide Network (in American English). 13 October 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
17. "Herman Chinery-Hesse, Biography". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
18. Chinnery-Hesse, Mary; Secretariat, Commonwealth; Women, Commonwealth Expert Group on; Adjustment, Structural (1989). Engendering adjustment for the 1990s : report of a Commonwealth expert group on women and structural adjustment (in English). London : Commonwealth Secretariat. ISBN 9780850923407.

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