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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration
Incumbent
Assumed office
28 January 2017
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byHanna Tetteh
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Anyaa Sowotuom
In office
7 January 2013 – 7 January 2021
PresidentJohn Mahama
Nana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byNew constituency
Majority4,545
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
PresidentJohn Kufour
Personal details
Born
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey

(1963-02-08) 8 February 1963 (age 61)
Accra, Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
ChildrenTwo
Education St Mary's Senior High School
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Grays Inn, London
ProfessionJournalist
CabinetMinister
CommitteesGender and Children Committee Communications Committee

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (born 8 February 1963), is a Ghanaian politician who serves as Ghana's minister for foreign affairs and regional integration. She was appointed by Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 10 January 2017.[1][2] She was a Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom from 2013 to 2021[3]and had served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Minister of State at the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing[4] under John Kufuor.[5][6] She is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

Early life

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Born in Accra, Botchwey had her secondary education at St. Mary's Girls' Senior High School at Korle-Gonno. She is a product of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ), Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), the Pitman's Central College, University of London and University of Westminster all in the United Kingdom (UK).[7]

She holds an Executive MBA, (Project Management option), MA in Public Communication, Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB), a Diploma in Public Relations and Advertising as well as a certificate in Marketing Management.

Political life

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In the John Agyekum Kufuor administration which run between 2001 and 2009, Botchwey served in various portfolios including as Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister for information and deputy minister for trade and industries. She was a Member of parliament for four terms, first representing Ghana's most populous constituency, Weija, and later, Anyaa/Sowutuom which was carved out of Weija before the 2012 Elections.[8] Botchwey chose not run for a fifth term in Parliament in the 2020 Election.[9]

At the party level, she served as spokesperson on Foreign Affairs between the year 2009 and 2013.

During the same period, she was Ranking Member for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and subsequently, the Appointments, Defence and Interior Committees of Parliament.

A member of the ECOWAS Parliament from 2013 – 2017, she worked with her colleagues to assist the Community Parliament in its advisory role in considering matters concerning the region particularly on issues relating to fundamental human rights and freedom, while making recommendations to institutions and organs of ECOWAS. She also served as Vice Chair on the NEPAD & APRM Committees.

Before she called time on her sixteen years career as member of parliament, Shirley was a member of the Communications as well as the Gender and Children Committees of Parliament where she worked with colleague members to look into matters relating to communications and examined all gender and children focused issues to ensure their inclusion in all appropriate legislation. on the list presented to parliament for approval on 21 January 2021 by the president of Ghana, Nana Akuffo-Addo, she was nominated as the minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration.[10]

Career

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Before entering into frontline politics, Botchwey ran a Marketing and Communications Company where she was a consultant for the Ministry of Tourism. She was also the managing director of Dynacom Limited.[11]

As a practitioner of public administration, she worked with various organizations such as Worldspace Ghana, the Divestiture Implementation Committee, Glaxo Group Research and Hodge Recruitment.[12]

Botchwey is currently the Chairperson of ECOWAS Council of Ministers and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana.[13]

Personal life

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Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey is single mother of two.[14][15] She is a Christian belonging to the Anglican denomination.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ayorkor Botchway is Foreign Affairs Minister-Designate". GhanaWeb. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  2. ^ "Chinese Ambassador Pays Farewell Visit To Foreign Minister". DailyGuide Network. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
  3. ^ "Parliament of Ghana".
  4. ^ "Ministry of Water Resources, Works & Housing". ghana peacefmonline. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  5. ^ "Members of Parliament". www.parliament.gh. 6 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Ayorkor Botchway targets 50k victory margin". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  7. ^ "Minister – Ministry Of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration". Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  8. ^ "Minister – Ministry Of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration". Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  9. ^ "Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey pulls out of Anyaa-Sowutuom NPP primaries". The Independent Ghana. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  10. ^ "Akufo-Addo presents first list of ministers for his second term to parliament - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  11. ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Botchwey, Shirley Ayorkor". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  12. ^ "Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Biography". ghanaweb. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  13. ^ "Guinea coup: Alpha Condé still in shock – Ayorkor Botchwey". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  14. ^ "I am a grandmother and single - Shirley Ayorkor-Botchwey". ghanaweb. 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  15. ^ "Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey – Foreign Affairs - Government of Ghana". Government of Ghana. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Foreign Affairs
7 January 2017 – present 		Incumbent
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