Mary Grant’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Ghanaian politician
Was Politician 
From Ghana 
Type Politics 
Gender female
Birth 6 August 1928
Death 18 September 2016
(aged 88 years)
Star sign Leo

Mary Grant (6 August 1928 – 18 September 2016) was a Ghanaian politician. She was Ghana’s first female council of state member and also the first Wesley Girls High School alumni to be a medical doctor. She was a sister of Paa Grant, who has been called “the father of Gold Coast politics”.

Education

Mary Grant had her secondary education from the Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast, and went on to become the school’s first alumna to qualify as a doctor.

Career

Grant held many positions, including Deputy Minister of Health and Member of the Provisional National Defense Council (PNDC). She later became the Minister of Education and Culture and also a Member of Council of State.

She led Ghana’s delegation to many international conferences, including World Health Organisation (WHO) General Assemblies in Geneva and Regional Conferences in Africa, World Bank Meeting in Africa Health, Cairo Conference on Population and Development, and she was among Ghanas delegation to the Beijing Conference on Women’s Rights.

Award

Grant received an award during the Maiden Women’s Award ceremony.

Death

She died aged 88 on the afternoon of 18 September 2016 at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra, and was given a state funeral.

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