Mrs Mary Chinery-Hesse has been reappointed as the Chancellor of the University of Ghana.
Her second five-year term in office starts from 1st August 2023 to 31st July 2028.
Appointed as the first female Chancellor of the University of Ghana in 2018, Mrs Mary Chinery-Hesse has had distinguished careers in Ghana’s Civil Service and at the United Nations.
She is an important voice on economic and development issues, an ardent defender of human and women’s rights, and an advocate for African imperatives, conflict resolution and mediation.
She was the first African woman to be appointed Resident Coordinator of the UN System, and the first African woman to attain the rank of Under Secretary-General of the United Nations.
In addition to her appointment as the first female Chancellor of the University of Ghana in August 2018, Madam Chancellor has also distinguished herself in various capacities.
Mrs. Chinery-Hesse was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree by the University of Ghana, her Alma Mater, in 1991, the first female product of the University of Ghana to be so honoured. In November 2021, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science Degree in Economics by the University of London.
This award has rekindled the relationship between the University of Ghana and the University of London, which dates back to the establishment of the University College of the Gold Coast when students of the University College were awarded University of London degrees.
