Former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Sherry Ayittey died at age 75

Former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Sherry Ayittey’s sudden death

Hon. Hanny Sherry Ayittey, the Former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has passed away at the age of seventy-five (75).

The saddening news was broken by the head of the family in a press release dated today, 22nd July 2023.

The press statement indicated that “The head of the family, Nii Kofi Ayittey of Akwetey Nantan, Osu Alata, announce with deep sorry the death of their beloved daughter and sister, Hon. Hanny Sherry Ayittey on July 22, 2023. The family will announce further details in due course.”

However, the actual cause of her death has not been disclosed yet.

May her gentle soul rest in the bosom of the maker.

BRIEF BACKGROUND HISTORY

• The deceased, Hon. Sherry Ayittey was born in the year 1948.
• She was a Ghanaian Biochemist, Politician, and Women’s activist.

EDUCATION

• She attended her Senior Secondary School (SSS) education at Labone Secondary School, Accra, and was a member of the 1965-67 year group.
• She had her tertiary education at the University of Science and Technology (UST), Kumasi which is now called Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Master of Science in Industrial Microbiology student.

LEADERSHIP AND POLITICAL CAREER

• Hon. Ayittey served as the Managing Director (MD) of Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation (GIHOC) Distilleries.
• She also served on several management boards in Ghana including the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation now Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT); Ghana Forestry Commission, and the Ghana Export Promotion Council.
• She was the lead of Ghana’s delegation to the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification,n and United Nations Convention on Biodiversity which brought forth the famous Paris Climate Agreement.
• She is a founding member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
• She served in several roles within the party and in government, serving as a women’s activist, a minister of state, and a National Vice-chairperson.

OFFICES HELD

• She was appointed by the late, President John Atta Mills after the 2008 presidential election as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology in his government in January 2009.
• She was appointed Minister for Health by President John Dramani Mahama taking over from Alban Bagbin (January 2013).
• She (Sherry Ayitey) was reassigned by President Mahama to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture on 9th June 2014.

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh