Anane Antwi-Kusi
Anane Antwi-Kusi | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Tano | |
In office 1969–1972 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 17 May 1926 Gold Coast |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Alma mater | Wesley 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[]
- ^ a b c d Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 75.
- ^ a b The Legon Observer. Legon Society on National Affairs. 1969.
- ^ a b Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1971.
- ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
- ^ Danquah, Moses (1969). The Birth of the Second Republic. Editorial and Publishing Services.
- ^ Boahen, A. Adu (1975). Ghana: Evolution and Change in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-60065-2.
- ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
- 1926 births
- People from Brong-Ahafo Region
- Progress Party (Ghana) politicians
- Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972
- Living people