Gladys Asmah

Gladys Asmah

human

Sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	Ghana
Given name	Gladys
Family name	Asmah
Pseudonym	Iron Lady
Date of birth	16 October 1939
Place dem born am	Cape Coast
Date of death	24 June 2014
Place dem die	Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign	English, Twi, Fante
Occupation	politician, entrepreneur, teacher
Educate for	Middlesex University, Ghana National College, Wesley Girls' High School
Work period (start)	1997
Work period (end)	2009
Political party ein member	New Patriotic Party
Religion anaa worldview	Christianity
Award dem receive	Order of the Volta

Gladys Asmah (16 October 1939 - 24 June 2014) na she be Ghanaian politician den entrepreneur. Na she be former Minister of Fisheries den Member of Parliament give de Takoradi Constituency. Na she sanso be de former Minister for Women's Affairs under de former Presido Kufuor ein administration.

Early life den education

Mrs. Gladys Asmah (dem born am 16 October 1939), for Cape Coast, insyd de Central Region. She go Wesley Girls High School for ein primary education wey she continue go Ghana National College, both dey Cape Coast insyd.

Mrs. Asmah lef Ghana for June 1963 insyd make she pursue further studies insyd United Kingdom. She attend Middlesex University, dem know am formerly as Hendon College of Technology, den de Leeds College of Education and Home Economics wey she qualify as Member of de Institutional Management Association of London.

Politics

Na she be member of de New Patriotic Party. She cam turn member of parliament for Takoradi from 7 January 1997 cam 6 January 2009, Minister of Women and Children Affairs between 2001 den 2005 den Minister of Fisheries from 2005 go 2009. Na Asmah be member of de 2nd, 3rd, 4th den 5th parliament of de 4th Republic of Ghana.

Death

Gladys Asmah die for 24 June 2014, for de Korlu-Bu Teaching Hospital for Accra insyd wer na dem hospitalize am for two weeks. Dem bury am for Takoradi insyd after ein funeral for 1 November 2014.