▁politician . ▁She ▁was ▁Gh ana ' s ▁first ▁Council ▁of ▁State ▁member ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁Wes ley ▁Girls ▁High ▁School ▁al um na ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁medical ▁doctor . ▁Grant ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁Gh ana ian ▁woman ▁to ▁qual ify ▁in ▁medicine ▁after ▁Susan ▁Of oti - Att a ▁( 1 9 4 7 ) ▁and ▁Mat ilda ▁J . ▁C ler k ▁( 1 9 4 9 ). ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁distant ▁relation ▁of ▁Pa a ▁Grant , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁" the ▁father ▁of ▁Gold ▁Coast ▁politics ". ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Mary ▁Grant ▁had ▁her ▁secondary ▁education ▁from ▁the ▁Wes ley ▁Girls ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Cape ▁Coast , ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁al um na ▁to ▁qual ify ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁doctor ▁after ▁comple ting ▁her ▁training ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁health ▁service ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁officer , ▁Mary ▁Grant ▁began ▁her ▁political ▁career ▁when ▁she ▁appointed ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Health ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁Grant ▁held ▁many ▁positions , ▁including ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Pro vis ional ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Council ▁( P ND C ). ▁She ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁and ▁Culture ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁Council ▁of ▁State . ▁ ▁She ▁led ▁Gh ana ' s ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁many ▁international ▁con ferences , ▁including ▁World ▁Health ▁Organisation ▁( W HO ) ▁General ▁Ass emb lies ▁in ▁Gene va ▁and ▁Regional