Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta
Ghana Parliament for Abuakwa Central | |
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In office 1954 – February 1965 | |
Preceded by | J. B. Danquah |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Educator | 12 December 1912
Aaron Eugene Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta,
Early life and education
He was born on 12 December 1912 at
Career
Ofori-Atta was elected MP for Abuakwa Central and Begoro Constituencies. He first entered parliament house in 1954 and was appointed Minister for Communication from 1954 to 1956.[2] He beat a relative, J. B. Danquah, member of the Ghana Congress Party and a founding member of the defunct United Gold Coast Convention to the Akim Abuakwa Central seat.[3] He was a Minister for Local Government in the Convention People's Party (CPP) government of Kwame Nkrumah in the first government of Ghana.[4] He also served as the Minister for Justice in the same government.[5]
He was later appointed Speaker of Parliament on 10 June 1965 in the First Republic of Ghana.[6] He remained speaker until parliament was suspended by the National Liberation Council, formed after the coup d'état that ended the First Republic. Ofori-Atta is the uncle of Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana.[5]
Death
Ofori-Atta died at the 37 Military Hospital in July 1978 in Accra.[7]
References
- ^ a b Ernest Nee Pobee Sowah, Report of the Sowah Commission..., Volume 2, Ministry of Information, Ghana, 1968, p. 23.
- ^ "Ghana bar bulletin". Google Books. Ghana Bar Association: 111. 1988. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ Dokosi, Michael (10 June 2018). "The electoral victories and shock losses of the 1954 Gold Coast election". BlakkPepper. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b "1957 Govt. of Ghana". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 22 April 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2007.
- ^ a b Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. "HOMAGE TO THE MEMORY OF OSAGYEFUO KUNTUNKUNUNKU II, OKYENHENE". Prempeh College alumni. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
- ^ a b "Rt. Hon. Ebenezer Sekyi Hughes:Speakers of Parliament from 1951 – 2005". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
- ^ Ghana Year Book, Graphic Corporation, Ghana, 1978.