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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey

  • Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations
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  • Political Party:
    New Patriotic Party.

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General Information

  • Date of Birth: Friday, 08 February 1963
  • Place of Birth: Accra,
  • Marital Status and Family: Single
  • Education:
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    St. Mary's Girls' Senior High School
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    University of Ghana Business School (UGBS),
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    Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ)
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    Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
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    Pitman's Central College
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    University of London
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    University of Westminster
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  • Bio History: Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (born 8 February 1963) is the incoming Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations.At the time of her appointment, she was Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. She was appointed foreign minister by Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo on 10 January 2017.Previously, she was a Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom from 2013 to 2021 and had served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Minister of State at the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing under John Kufuor.She is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

    Born in Accra, Botchwey had her secondary education at St. Mary's Girls' Senior High School at Korle-Gonno. She is a product of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), the Pitman's Central College, University of London and University of Westminster all in the United Kingdom (UK).

    She holds an Executive MBA, (Project Management option), MA in Public Communication, Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB), a Diploma in Public Relations and Advertising as well as a certificate in Marketing Management.
  • Career History (Non-political): Botchwey ran a marketing and communications Company where she was a consultant for the Ministry of Tourism. She was also the managing director of Dynacom Limited.

Political

  • Appointment Date: Tuesday, 26 November 2024
  • Previous Position Held:
    was a Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom
    2013 to 2021

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