Grace EKPIWHRE,

Civil servant , Administrator

JP, B.Sc, mni;civilservantadministrator, b: January 4,1946; ht: Agbarho; Iga: Ughelli North; so: Delta; m: Chief Peter Ekpiwhre, has sixchildren; ed:OurUdy of Apostles School, Ijebu- Ode, 1962-66; Federal Government College, Warri, 1967-68; Universityof Lagos, 1972; Certificate inManagement and FisheriesTechnology, University ofHull, England, 1979; Agricultural and Rural ManagementTraining Institute, Ilorin; National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos; cr: Fisheries Officer, Bendel State, 1972; dep. dir. of Fisheries, 1989; dir. WomenAffairs,Governor's Office,BendelState,1990; exec sec Delta State Commission for Women, 1991-93; d-g.Women Commission, Delta State, 1993-97; d-g. Directorate ofGovernment Parastatals, Military Administrator's Office, Delta State, 1997-98; ps.Directorate of Establishment and Pensions, Delta State, 1999-2000; MinistryofAgricultureandNatural Resources, Delta State, 2000-01; Head of Service, Delta StateGovernment, 2002-07; min. Science&Technology, Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2007-08; min.of State, Works&Housing, since 2009; h:JP; hob:travelling, cooking, singing; off: Ministry ofWork and Housing, Federal Secretariat, Abuja.