Gloria Amon Nikoi

Gloria Amon Nikoi (* 1930 in Ghana ) is a leading politician, diplomat and financial scientist in Ghana. She is the first and so far only woman in the position of Ghana's foreign minister. Gloria Nikoi is the widow of Amon Nikoi († 2002), mother of three children.

Career

Nikoi was Ghana's Vice Representative to the United Nations between 1969 and 1974 . Gloria Amon-Nikoi became Ghana's first female foreign minister after the Jerry Rawlings coup in the Third Republic between June and September 1979. She was Chair of the Board of Directors of Akuapem Rural Bank and Vice President of the National Association of Rural Banks of Ghana . She is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Apex Bank at Apex Bank in Ghana .

In November 1990, Nikoi chaired the first meeting of the Ghana Stock Exchange before the Ghanaian Stock Exchange officially opened in January 1991. Nikoi was director of the National Bank of Ghana ( National Bank Ghanas ) in Accra . Nikoi was honored by President John Agyekum Kufuor by being awarded the National Order for her outstanding service to Ghana.

Honors

Order of the Star of Ghana

See also

• List of Ghanaian politicians
• List of the Governments of Ghana

Web links

• Gloria Amon Nikoi
• National Medal Award, Ghana ( Memento from March 19, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
• Ghana Stock Exchange, Landmarks ( Memento from April 6, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
• Gloria Amon Nikoi ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (Polish)
• Female Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership)