is the Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of Administration and a member of the World Bank Advisory Council for Partnership for Economic Inclusion. A distinguished human rights lawyer with over 30 years’
experience, she has championed causes in human rights advocacy, litigation, gender,
governance, and social protection.
She previously served as Ghana’s Minister for Gender, Children and Social
Protection, where she pioneered the country’s first formal social protection system
and established the Ghana National Household Registry—the first of its kind in
West Africa. Under her leadership, Ghana adopted five landmark policies, including
the Gender Policy, Social Protection Policy, and Justice for Children Policy.
Earlier in her career, she worked with civil society as Regional Coordinator of the
Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, Africa Office, where she played a pivotal
role in advocacy that led to landmark legislation such as the Right to Information
Bill, Domestic Violence Act, Human Trafficking Act, and the Disability Act. At the
continental level, she contributed to civil society efforts that secured the adoption
of the African Union Protocol on the Rights of Women.
Hon. Nana Oye remains deeply committed to human rights protection, women’s
empowerment, governance, transparency, and the inclusion of vulnerable groups.