Mary Chinery-Hesse

Mary Chinery-Hesse
FAAS, OSG
Chancellor of the University of Ghana
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 August 2018
Preceded byKofi Annan
Personal details
Born
Mary Blay

(1938-10-29) 29 October 1938 (age 86)
NationalityGhanaian
SpouseL.J. Chinery-Hesse
Children
  • Herman
  • Naa Bortei-Doku
  • Mary-Maude
Parents
Alma mater
Occupation
Known for
Awards

Mary Akuokor Chinery-Hesse, FAAS, OSG, née Blay (born 29 October 1938)[1] is an international civil servant and diplomat, serving as the first woman Chancellor of the University of Ghana, inducted on 1 August 2018.[2] She was the first female Deputy Director-General of the International Labour Organization[3][4][5][6][7] She was also the first woman to attain the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations in the history of the international organisation.[8][9]

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  6. ^ "COMMISSIONERS' BIOGRAPHIES | West African Drugs Commission". wacommissionondrugs. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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  8. ^ "Biography: The man Herman Chinery-Hesse | 3News". 2 November 2024. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Herman Chinery-Hesse (1963 -2024)" (PDF).