Reo Addai Basoah
Hon. Reo Addai Basoah | |
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In office 7 January 2001 – 30 July 2002 | |
Member of Parliament for Kumawu Constituency | |
President | John Kufuor |
Personal details | |
Born | 1936 |
Died | 30 July 2002 Korle Bu Teaching Hospital |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Alma mater | Cambridge Technical College, Yale University, King's College |
Profession | Lawyer, Economist |
Reo Addai Basoah (1936 – July 30, 2002) was a Member of Parliament for the Kumawu Constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1] He was a member of the second and third parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[2][3] He was also the chairman of the Finance Committee of the Parliament of Ghana in 1997 until he became the member of parliament after winning in the 1996 general elections.[4]
Basoah died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on 30 July 2002 after a short illness.[5]
Early life and education[]
Basoah was born in 1936 and studied at Cambridge Technical College in London. He also studied at Yale University before proceeding to King's College in Cambridge to pursue a course in Economics. In 1962 he became Barrister-at-Law in Lincoln's Inn. Basoah also worked as an economist at the Commonwealth Economic Committee in London and at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. from 1965 to 1972.[1]
Politics[]
His political career began in 1992 when he first entered Parliament as a commissioner for the state enterprise commission.[1] He was later appointed as the chairman of the finance committee in 1997.[4] He contested in the 1996 general elections as a representative of the Kumawu constituency on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party and won with a total of 15,025 of the total votes cast that year.[6] He then contested again in the 2000 general elections and retained his seat for the second time with a total of 13,554 votes making 57.80% of the total votes cast.[6][7] He died before the end of his parliamentary term.
Death[]
Basoah died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital after being admitted for three days following a short illness.[4][2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "King's College, Cambridge Annual Report 2017" (PDF).
- ^ a b "Kumawu Besoro to get community centre". Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Government's policy on works and housing lacks focus - Bartels". www.mclglobal.com. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "MP for Kumawu is Dead". www.ghanaweb.com. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Kumawu MP laid to rest". www.ghanaweb.com. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ a b FM, Peace. "Parliament - Kumawu Constituency Election 2000 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Ghana Election kumawu Constituency Results". www.graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- 1936 births
- 2002 deaths
- Ghanaian economists
- New Patriotic Party politicians
- Government ministers of Ghana
- Ghanaian MPs 1997–2001
- Ghanaian MPs 2001–2005
- People from Ashanti Region
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Alumni of King's College London
- Ghanaian lawyers