Hanna Tetteh

Hanna Serwaa Tetteh (born 31 May 1967) is a Ghanaian barrister, diplomat and politician who has been serving as the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Libya and as Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) since 2025.

Earlier in her career, Tetteh served in the cabinet of Ghana as Minister for Trade and Industry from 2009 to 2013 and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2017. She was also the Member of Parliament for the Awutu-Senya West constituency.

== Early life and education ==

Tetteh was born in Szeged, Hungary, to a Ghanaian father and Hungarian mother. Her secondary education was at Wesley Girls' High School, Cape Coast, in the Central Region of Ghana, from 1978 to 1985. Between 1986 and 1989, she studied law at the University of Ghana, where she obtained the Bachelor of Law (LL.B) degree. She then attended the Ghana School of Law, becoming a barrister-at-law in 1992.

== Early career ==

Tetteh did her National Service as a Legal Officer with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) from 1992 to 1993. After completing her National Service, she worked in Private legal practice with the Law firm Ansa-Asare and Company, of Hencil...