Barbara Asher Ayisi


Barbara Ayisi Asher is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament of Cape Coast North constituency in the Central Region of Ghana. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the deputy minister for Education in Ghana.

Early life and education

Ayisi Asher was born on 12 February 1976 in Efutu, Central Region. She is an alumna of Our Lady of Apostles College of Education and University of Education, Winneba. She holds a master's degree in English Literature from the University of Cape Coast.

Personal life

She is Christian and attends Victory Bible Church International. She is married and has two children.

Employment history

Before her appointment as member of parliament, she worked as a Form Mistress between 2003 and 2006 with the Ghana Education Service and also as a House Mistress from 2010 to 2016 at Wesley Girls High School.

Politics

She is the Deputy Minister for Education in charge of basic schools. She has a foundation called the Barbra Asher Foundation which focuses on reducing the unemployment among youth in her constituency. The Barbra Asher Foundation in collaboration with the Cape coast Technical University's Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation has trained over 200 youth in the Cape Coast constituency in entrepreneurial skills.