Emma Mitchell
Minister for Trade and Industry
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Preceded byJohn Bawa
Succeeded byJohn Frank Abu
Member, Council of State of Ghana
In office
2001–2004
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Emma Mitchell is a Ghanaian politician and an advocate on gender issues.[1] She was the Minister for Trade and Industry of Ghana between 1993 and 1996.[2] She described Rawlings as someone who whose administration style was built on consensus rather than authoritariansim.[3]

Minister for Trade and Industry

Mitchell resigned from the Rawlings government in February 1996.[4] She reported that this was over a disagreement with the President, Jerry Rawlings. She reported that after she left government and the facts of the disagreement had been established, Rawlings invited her back into government but she opted to stay out.[5][6]

Council of state

In 2001, Mitchell was appointed to the Council of State by John Kufuor, President of Ghana along with 11 others.[1] She served on the council between 2001 and 2004.[7]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "11 Appointed To Council Of State". Modern Ghana. 28 March 2001. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "An interview with Emma Mitchell, Minister for Trade and Industry". www.nzdl.org. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rawlings was not a hostile person – Emma Mitchell". AsempaNews.com. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Trade Minister Resigns". GhanaWeb. 27 January 1996. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Former Trade and Industry Minister under Rawlings explains why she resigned". GhanaWeb. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "I resigned due to our differences - Former Trade Minister under Rawlings - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Council Of State". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
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