Dr. Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse Sworn In As First Female Chancellor of University of Ghana

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Dr. Mrs. Mary Chinery-Hesse has been sworn into office as the Chancellor of the University of Ghana.

The former Chief Advisor to President Kufuor takes over from the Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, to become the first female and 10th Chancellor of the University.

President Akufo-Addo who inducted her into office charged her and other tertiary institutions to devise means to accommodate the projected increase in the number of applicants as a result of the free Senior High School (SHS).

Mrs Mary Chinery-Hesse was a Chief Advisor to former President Kufuor. She was also the Vice Chairperson of the National Development Planning Commission and a member of the Board of the Centre for Policy Analysis.