Saki Scheck

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Saki Scheck
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Takoradi
In office
1969–1972
Preceded byKwesi Armah
Succeeded byWilliam N. Gram
Personal details
Born(1925-10-15)15 October 1925
Western Region, Ghana
CitizenshipGhana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
OccupationLawyer

Saki Scheck is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Takoradi Constituency under the membership of the Progress Party.[1]

Early life and education[]

Scheck was born 15 October 1925 in the Western Region of Ghana. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws from University of Oxford and he also attended Institute of International Studies, Geneva.[1]

Career and politics[]

Scheck worked as a journalist and a private legal practitioner prior to entering parliament. He was a member of the first parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana representing the Takoradi Constituency on the ticket of the Progress Party (PP).[1][2] He was elected during the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was sworn into office on 1 October 1969. He remained a member of parliament from 1969 until parliament was suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972.[3]

Personal life[]

Scheck is a Christian.[1]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 299.
  2. ^ Moses, Danquah (1969). The Birth of the Second Republic. Ghana: Editorial and Publishing Services. p. 143.
  3. ^ The Faces of Africa: Diversity and Progress: Repression and Struggle. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972.
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