A former Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hanny Sherry Ayittey is reported dead.
The family announced her passing in a press release issued on Saturday, July 22.
“The head of the family, Nii Kofi Ayittey of Akwetey Nantan, Osu Alata, announce with deep sorrow the death of their beloved daughter and sister, Hon. Hanny Sherry Ayittey, on July 22, 2023.”
The family said further details would be announced in due course.
Sherry Ayittey was born in 1948. She was a biochemist, politician and women’s activist. Hanny Sherry Ayittey was also the Minister for Health from February 2013 to June 2014. She was the Minister for Environment, Science and Technology from 2009 to 2012.
She had her secondary school education at the Labone Secondary School in Accra and is a member of the 1965-67 year group. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Master of Science in industrial microbiology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, then University of Science and Technology (UST).
She is also a fellow of American universities of management, namely, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore and Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Ayittey was involved in nongovernmental organization activities in Ghana. In February, 2013 she attended a leadership programme at Harvard University, Massachusetts, US.