Barbara Asher Ayisi
Barbara Acher Ayisi MP | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister for Education | |
| Assumed office March 2017 | |
| President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thursday, 12th February, 1976 Efutu-Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Children | Two children |
| Residence(s) | Central region, Capecoast |
| Alma mater | UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST |
| Occupation | Educationist |
| Profession | Educationist |
| Cabinet | Minister |
Barbara Ayisi Asher is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament of Cape Coast North constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the deputy minister for Education in Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
Ayisi Asher was born on 12 February 1976 in Efutu, Central Region. She is an alumna of Our Lady of Apostles (OLA) College of Education and University of Education, Winneba. She holds a master's degree in English Literature from the University of Cape Coast.[6][7]
Personal life
She is Christian and attends Victory Bible Church International. She is married and has two children.[8]
Employment history
Before her appointment as member of parliament, she worked as a Form Mistress between 2003 and 2006 with the Ghana Education Service (GES) and also as a House Mistress from 2010 to 2016 at Wesley Girls High School.[9]
Politics
She is the Deputy Minister for Education in charge of basic schools. She has a foundation called the Barbra Asher Foundation which focuses on reducing the unemployment among youth in her constituency. The Barbra Asher Foundation in collaboration with the Cape coast Technical University's Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation has trained over 200 youth in the Cape Coast constituency in entrepreneurial skills.[10]
References
- ^ "Deputy Ministers". Government of Ghana. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo releases names of 50 deputy and 4 more ministerial nominees". Graphic Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers". Yen Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state". Cifi FM Online. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers". Ghana Web. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ayisi, Barbara Asher". ghanamps. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- ^ Ghana, ICT Dept. Office of Parliament,. "Parliament of Ghana". parliament. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Ayisi, Barbara Asher". ghanamps. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
- ^ "https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=95". parliament.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); External link in|title= - ^ "C/R: Barbara Asher Foundation Trains 200 Youth In Entrepreneurial Skills". Modern Ghana. 2018-06-11. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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