Former Fisheries Minister Sherry Ayittey Dies Aged 75, Family Releases Heartbreaking Statement

• Sherry Ayittey, a former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, has been confirmed dead
• A statement issued by her family said the late Ghanaian biochemist, politician and women's activist died on Saturday, July 22
• The heartbreaking statement noted that further details relating to her demise will be announced in due course

Former Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Sherry Ayittey has been confirmed dead in a statement released by her family.

The statement indicated that the Ghanaian politician and women's activist died on Saturday, July 22, but the cause of her demise was not disclosed.

Family statement

"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.

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''The family will announce further details in due course," the statement signed by Nii Kofi Ayittey said.

Biography

Born in 1948, Sherry Ayittey was a Labone Secondary School alumna and a 1965-67 year group member. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and a Master of Science in Industrial Microbiology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, previously the University of Science and Technology (UST).

Ayittey served as the managing director of the Ghana Industrial Holding Corporation Distilleries. She also served on the Ghana Water and Sewerage Corporation boards, now the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), the Ghana Forestry Commission, and the Ghana Export Promotion Council.

She led a team from Ghana to the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity, which resulted in the famous Paris Climate Agreement.

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Ayittey was a National Democratic Congress (NDC) founding member. She held many positions within the party and in government, including women's activist, minister of state, and national vice-chairperson.

The late president John Atta Mills named Ayittey as Minister of Environment, Science, and Technology in his government in January 2009, following the 2008 presidential election.

In January 2013, she was appointed minister for health by now-former president John Dramani Mahama, taking over from Alban Bagbin, the current Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.

On June 9 2014, Sherry Ayitey was reassigned by Mahama to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture.

Read the statement below:

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Source: YEN.com.gh