Accra, Aug. 3, GNA - The Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs (MOWAC) has congratulated Ms Lauretta Vivian Lamptey, Commissioner of Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). A statement signed by Mrs Juliana Azumah-Mensah, Sector Minister, in Accra on Wednesday said: 93The Ministry congratulates Ms Lamptey on her achievement. It is our greatest conviction that she will undertake her duties in advancing the mandate of CHRAJ efficiently and remarkably."

In addition, the Ministry commended President John Evans Atta Mills for the appointment which would send out clear indication that women were ready and willing to take up high-level decision making positions in the development of the country when given the opportunity.

Ms Lamptey, who assumed office on Monday, August 1, was sworn into office by President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday, July 26. She is a lawyer and investment banker. Ms Lamptey took over from Ms Anna Bossman, Acting Commissioner of CHRAJ who resigned recently.

She becomes the second substantive Commissioner for CHRAJ after Mr Justice Emil Short, who resigned in December last year. Mr Justice Short was appointed in 1993 after the coming into effect of the 1992 Constitution.

Ms Lamptey holds LLB and BL degrees from the University of Ghana and the Ghana Law School respectively, and an LLM in International Business Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) of the University of London.

She has worked with VALCO as Executive Secretary and until her current appointment represented SSNIT on the Ghana Commercial Bank Board.