Mary Chinery-Hesse

Mary Chinery-Hesse
Residence Accra, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Alma mater University of Ghana
Occupation Judge
Known for Director of ILO
Religion Christianity

Mary Chinery-Hesse is a former Ghanaian judge, a retired International Civil Servant and the first female director of International Labor Organization.[1][2][3][4]

Education

Mary Chinery-Hesse had her secondary education at the Wesley Girls' Senior High School in Cape Coast.[5] She also holds a BA (Hons) in Sociology and Economics, and Doctor of Laws (Honoris causa) from the University of Ghana and post graduate training in Development Economics at the University of Dublin.[6][7]

Career

She began her career in 1981 at the UN where she held the appointment of the first African Woman Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System and Resident Representative of UNDP to many countries including, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, the Seychelles, and Uganda. In 1989, she was appointed as the first woman Deputy Director-General of the International Labor Organization in Geneva Switzerland. She served as an advisor to the former President of Ghana John Kufour.

Chinery-Hesse Committee

She was commissioned by the erstwhile government of former President John Kufour to determine the end of service benefits of article 71 officer holders.[8][9]

Legacy

She is currently a member of the Panel of the Wise, a consultative body of the African Union for West Africa and the Board Chairman for Zenith Bank, Ghana.[10][11]

Awards and recognition

Chinery-Hesse received the highest national award of Ghana the Order of the Star of Ghana under President John Kufour's administration. She was also awarded the Gusi Peace Prize for International Diplomacy and Humanitarianism in Manila, Philippines, on 24 November 2010.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Mrs Mary Chinery-Hesse | The Global African Investment Summit". www.tgais.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  2. ↑ "Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs - MOWAC". femaleachievers.org. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Mary Chinery-Hesse". idpc.net. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  4. ↑ "COMMISSIONERS' BIOGRAPHIES | West African Drugs Commission". www.wacommissionondrugs.org. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  5. ↑ "Wesley Girls High School - Past Students". wesleygirls.edu.gh. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  6. ↑ "Biography of Ms. Mary Chinery-Hesse". www.un.org. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  7. ↑ "Mary Chinery-Hesse". www.ipdet.org. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  8. ↑ Boateng, Michael Ofori Amanfo. "Chinery Hesse Committee report ready". politics.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  9. ↑ Musah, Zakaria Tanko. "The Chinery Hesse Committee Report Palaver - A Case of Negligence or Recklessness?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
  10. ↑ Online, Peace FM. "Chinery-Hesse To Chair Board Of Trustees For Komla Dumor Foundation". news.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  11. ↑ "Welcome! to Zenith Bank Ghana". www.zenithbank.com.gh. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  12. ↑ "Dr. Mary Chinery-Hesse of Ghana". ghanadot.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  13. ↑ "Dr Mary Chinery-Hesse Wins International Award". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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