Betty Mould-Iddrisu

Betty Mould-Iddrisu
Minister for Education
In office
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byAlex Tettey-Enyo
Succeeded byEnoch Teye Mensah
Attorney General and Minister for Justice
In office
Feb 2009 – Jan 2011
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byJoe Ghartey
Succeeded byMartin Amidu
Personal details
Born
Betty Mould

(1953-03-22) 22 March 1953 (age 71)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
SpouseAlhaji Mahama Iddrisu
RelationsAlex Mould (brother)
EducationAchimota School
Accra Academy
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer
Known forFirst female Attorney General of Ghana

Betty Nah-Akuyea Mould-Iddrisu (born 22 March 1953[1][2]) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), she was Minister for Education in Ghana from 2011 to 2012,[3][4] after serving as Attorney General and Minister for Justice from 2009 to 2011.[5][6] She was the first woman to lead the Attorney General's Office in Ghana.[7] Prior to politics, she had been the head of Legal and Constitutional Affairs at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.[8]

Mould-Iddrisu had been one of those thought to be the likely nominee for Vice President of Ghana on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[9]

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  2. ^ Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership: The Republic of Ghana
  3. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Zita dropped, Betty for education". Ghana Home Page. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Betty Mould Iddrisu, Republic of Ghana: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ^ "First woman Attorney-General Sworn In". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ^ "NDC women were pleasantly stunned with Mahama's choice of Naana Opoku-Agyeman - Betty Mould-Iddrisu - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ "First woman Attorney-General Sworn In". General News of Thursday, 26 February 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  8. ^ Emmanuel K. Dogbevi. "Betty Mould Iddrissu Disappointed". The Ghanaian Journal. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  9. ^ "Betty Mould-Iddrissu ready to run with Mills". MyZongo. Archived from the original on 12 March 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2009.