Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey | |
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Botchwey in 2018 | |
| 7th Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2025 | |
| Head | Charles III |
| Chair-in-Office |
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| Preceded by | The Baroness Scotland of Asthal |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration | |
| In office 28 January 2017 – 7 January 2025 | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Hanna Tetteh |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Anyaa Sowotuom | |
| In office 7 January 2013 – 7 January 2021 | |
| President | John Mahama Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Majority | 4,545 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey 8 February 1963 Accra, Ghana |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | St Mary's Senior High School |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana; Gray's Inn, London |
| Profession | Journalist |
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey (born 8 February 1963) is a Ghanaian politician, diplomat and lawyer who has served as the seventh secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations since 1 April 2025. At the time of her appointment, she was Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration. She was appointed foreign minister by Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo on 10 January 2017. Previously, she was a Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom from 2013 to 2021 and had served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Minister of State at the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing under John Kufuor. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party.