She has held the positions of executive director of the Human Rights Advocacy Centre as well as the Regional Coordinator (Africa Office) for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative.[6] She has served as a member of the steering committee of the International Consortium on Medical Abortion and an advisory member of the International Consortium on Realising Reproductive Rights.[6]
Awards and honours
Recipient of the African Servant Leadership Award (2011)[7]
nana, lithur, ghanaian, barrister, politician, minister, gender, children, social, protection, ghana, from, 2013, 2017, appointed, president, john, mahama, after, ghanaian, general, election, member, national, democratic, congress, girl, summit, 2014minister, . Nana Oye Lithur is a Ghanaian barrister and politician She was the Minister for Gender Children and Social Protection in Ghana from 2013 to 2017 1 2 3 appointed by President John Mahama after the Ghanaian general election She is a member of the National Democratic Congress 4 5 Nana Oye LithurNana Oye Lithur at the Girl Summit 2014Minister for Gender Children and Social ProtectionIn office 14 February 2013 8 December 2016PresidentJohn Dramani MahamaPreceded byFirstSucceeded byOtiko Afisa DjabaPersonal detailsNationalityGhanaianPolitical partyNational Democratic CongressSpouseTony Lithur divorced ProfessionBarrister Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Awards and honours 2 See also 3 ReferencesBiography EditShe was educated at the Ridge Church School and Wesley Girls High School She received a Bachelor of Law from the University of Ghana Legon and a Masters in Law Human Rights and Democratization in Africa from the University of Pretoria South Africa 6 She has held the positions of executive director of the Human Rights Advocacy Centre as well as the Regional Coordinator Africa Office for the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative 6 She has served as a member of the steering committee of the International Consortium on Medical Abortion and an advisory member of the International Consortium on Realising Reproductive Rights 6 Awards and honours Edit Recipient of the African Servant Leadership Award 2011 7 Champion of Women s Rights Award 2012 8 West African Women in Leadership Award for Distinguished Impact 8 See also EditList of Mahama government ministers National Democratic CongressReferences Edit Nana Oye Lithur Minister of Gender Children and Social Protection www ghanaweb com Retrieved 13 April 2019 Glitz top 100 inspirational women Page 100 Glitz Africa Magazine Retrieved 28 May 2022 List of Mahama government ministers Wikipedia 2 December 2018 retrieved 2 March 2019 Gadugah Nathan 1 February 2013 Nana Oye Lithur and four other ministers approved MyJoyOnline Retrieved 12 February 2013 Nana Oye Lithur Approved by Appointments Committee General news Ghana Home Page 1 February 2013 Retrieved 12 February 2013 a b c WHO Biographies of the Commissioners WHO Archived from the original on 19 October 2014 Retrieved 21 October 2019 Nana Oye Lithur Deepening Human Rights Culture Modern Ghana Retrieved 18 January 2021 a b Nana Oye Bampoe Addo Biography www ghanaweb com Retrieved 18 January 2021 Political officesNew title Minister for Gender Children and Social Protection2013 2016 Incumbent This article about a Ghanaian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nana Oye Lithur amp oldid 1098608679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
