Anane Antwi-Kusi

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Anane Antwi-Kusi
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Tano
In office
1969–1972
Personal details
Born17 May 1926
Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materWesley College of Education, Kumasi

Anane Antwi-Kusi is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Tano constituency under the membership of the Progress Party.[1][2][3]

Early life and education[]

Antwi-Kusi was born on 17 May 1926 at Duayaw Nkwanta in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana. He attended St. Augustine's College for his secondary education, and Wesley College, Kumasi (now Wesley College of Education) where he obtained his Teachers' Training Certificate.[1][4][5] He worked as a teacher before going into parliament.[1]

Politics[]

Antwi-Kusi began as a member of the Asante Youth Association. He was one of the earliest members of the association who suggested the formation of a new political party to Baffour Osei Akoto, and later became one of the founding members of the National Liberation Movement (NLM) party that was consequently formed.[6] In 1969, he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent the Tano constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election. He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[2][3][4] While in parliament, AntwtAnKusi doubled as the deputy Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources.[7] His tenure of office as a member of parliament and deputy Minister ended on 13 January 1972 when the Busia government was overthrown.

Personal life[]

Antwi-Kusi is a Christian.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 75.
  2. ^ a b The Legon Observer. Legon Society on National Affairs. 1969.
  3. ^ a b Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1971.
  4. ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
  5. ^ Danquah, Moses (1969). The Birth of the Second Republic. Editorial and Publishing Services.
  6. ^ Boahen, A. Adu (1975). Ghana: Evolution and Change in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-60065-2.
  7. ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
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