Ernestina Naadu Mills | |
---|---|
First Lady of Ghana | |
In role 7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012 | |
President | John Evans Atta Mills |
Succeeded by | Lordina Mahama |
Second Lady of Ghana | |
In role 7 January 1997 – 7 January 2001 | |
President | Jerry John Rawlings |
Succeeded by | Ramatu Aliu Mahama |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernestina Naadu Botchway Accra, Ghana |
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Spouse | John Evans Atta Mills (died 2012) |
Alma mater | Aburi Girl's Secondary School Winneba Specialist Training College |
Profession | Teacher |
Ernestina Naadu Mills (née Botchway) is a Ghanaian educator and former First Lady of Ghana. She was the wife of former Ghanaian president John Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012), and is the recipient of a Humanitarian award from the Health Legend Foundation.[1][2] She was also the Second Lady of Ghana from 1996 to 2001. She taught for 33 years, teaching in schools such as Aburi Girls' Senior High School, Achimota School and Holy Trinity Cathedral Senior High School. She has been honoured in other countries and in Ghana for her contribution to children's education.[3][4]