Eva Esselba Mends is a Ghanaian economist. She was the first Ghanaian female to be appointed director of budget at the Ministry of Finance in Ghana. She was appointed into office in May 2017 by the government.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
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| Education | University of Ghana, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Harvard University and Duke University |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Occupation | Economist. Coordinating director of the Ministry of Finance |
| Board member of | Head of The Americas Desk in 1998, Head of Budget Development in 2006 and Group Head of Public Financial Management reforms in 2013, |
Education
editShe attended the University of Ghana, where she acquired a degree in Political Science with Economics. Furthermore, she holds an executive master's degree in Public Administration from Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration. At the Harvard and Duke Universities, she took some short courses.[1][3][4][6]
Career
editMends joined the Finance Ministry as a national service person in 1991 and since then she has served in various capacities including, Head of The Americas Desk in 1998, Head of Budget Development in 2006 and Group Head of Public Financial Management reforms in 2013. In May 2017, she was appointed director of budget at the Ministry of Finance, a position she held until January 2019. She is known to have led major reforms that include gender responsive budgeting, Programme Based Budgeting and the development of the new Public Financial Management Act. She is currently a coordinating director of the Ministry of Finance.[2][7][8][9][5][6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Eva Mends appointed first female Director of Budget". www.myjoyonline.com. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ a b "Late Agyarko's wife removed as Director of Budget at Finance Ministry". www.ghanaweb.com. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ a b "Eva Mends named as first female Director of Budget". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 2017-05-11. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ a b "Eva Mends appointed first female Director of Budget". Graphic Online. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ a b Ayitey, Charles (2017-05-12). "Gov't has just appointed Ghana's first female director of budgets". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ a b c "Eva Mends appointed first female Director of Budget". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Eva Mends | Ministry of Finance | Ghana". www.mofep.gov.gh. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Michael Ayesu And Eva Esselba Mends Appointed Finance Ministry Coordinating Directors". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- ^ "Finance Ministry re-organized; gets two new directors". ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 2019-11-10.