Susanna Al-Hassan | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Northern Region | |
In office 1960–1966 | |
Provisional National Defence Council Member | |
In office 1984–1987 | |
President | Jerry Rawlings |
Minister of Social Affairs and Community Development | |
In office 1963–1966 | |
President | Kwame Nkrumah |
Personal details | |
Born | 20 November 1927 |
Died | 17 January 1997 | (aged 69)
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | Convention People's Party |
Alma mater | Achimota School |
Occupation | Author |
First female Minister of State in Ghana | |
Susanna Al-Hassan or Susan Alhassan (27 November 1927 – 17 January 1997) was a Ghanaian author and politician, who in 1961 became Ghana's first female to be appointed minister.[1] She was the first African woman to hold a cabinet portfolio[2][3] and became the member of parliament for the then Northern Region parliamentary constituency between 1960 and 1966. She also wrote several children's books.