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1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana
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1 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1960-08-30 | Became head of state on 1 July 1960 | Kwame Nkrumah | CPP | Accra Central
(Ashiedu Keteke) |
Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher, Politician | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kwame_Nkrumah_(JFKWHP-AR6409-A).jpg | Available on WD | Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Theology, Master of Arts, Master of Science | Economics and Sociology, Philosophy and Education | Available on WD | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q8629 |
2 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1957 | Ambassadorial appointment | John Bogolo Erzuah | CPP | Western Nzima | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q23907250 | |||
3 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1961 | Resigned from office | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah | CPP | Keta | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher, Businessman | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F006794-0012,_Ausw%C3%A4rtiges_Amt,_Entwicklungshilfeabkommen_Ghana.jpg | Adisadel College, Achimota College | Intermediate Bachelor's degree | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q1235098 | |
4 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah | CPP | Ahanta-Shama | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Chemist | Available on WD | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q61676431 | ||
5 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Aaron Ofori-Atta | CPP | Akim Abuakwa Central | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Lawyer | Trinity College Dublin | Bachelor of Arts degree, diploma | Law, Public Administration | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q1270076 | |
6 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Kwaku Amoa-Awuah | CPP | Akim Abuakwa East | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Administrator | Trinity College (Suhum) | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q75656925 | ||
7 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1960 | Became Speaker of Parliament in 1960 | Joseph Richardson Asiedu | CPP | Akwapim North | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Businessman | Akuapem Mampong Basel Mission School, Accra Methodist School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | 1903-02-14 | Q1707882 | |||
8 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Joseph Essilfie Hagan | CPP | Abura-Asebu | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Storekeeper | Available on WD | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q69551878 | |||
9 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Anthony Seibu Alec Abban | CPP | Ajumako Asikuma | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Available on WD | Available on WD | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q73730160 | ||
10 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Robert Mensah Abbey | CPP | Accra West | Gold Coast Colony | Male | professional boxer | Q73742533 | |||||||
11 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Lawrence Rasario Abavana | CPP | Kassena Nankani South | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Available on WD | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q54808314 | ||
12 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Kwasi Sintim Aboagye | CPP | Akim Abuakwa South | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Available on WD | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q73755572 | |||
13 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Joseph Kodzo | CPP | Akan Krachi | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher | St. Augustine's Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christianity | 1916 | Q96602586 | |||
14 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Kofi Baako | CPP | Saltpond | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Surveyor, Teacher | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F006420-0036,_Bonn,_Informationsminister_aus_Ghana.jpg | St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1926 | Available on WD | Q5960304 | |
15 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Charles Emmanuel Nimo | CPP | Akim Abuakwa North | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Anyinam Presbyterian School, Koforidua Methodist School | Middle School Leaving Certificate | Christian | 1902 | ||||
16 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | John Arthur | CPP | Sekondi-Takoradi | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Politician | Anomabo Wesleyan School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q77204313 | |||
17 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Albert Wireko Osei | NLM | Ahafo | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Nurse | Middle School Leaving Certificate | Christian | 1912 | |||||
18 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Voluntary exile | Bukari Kpegla Adama | NPP | Wala South | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Technician | Tamale Government Middle Boarding School, Temale Government Training College | Middle School Leaving Certificate | Muslim | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q59640191 | ||
19 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Jatoe Kaleo | NPP | Wala North | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Tamale Government Middle Boarding School, Temale Government Training College | Middle School Leaving Certificate, Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q60786543 | ||
20 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1959 | Removed from seat for allegedly receiving stolen funds. | Edwin Kyige Mummuni Dimbie (Kuoro Kyige Mummuni Dimbie) | NPP | Tumu | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher, Traditional ruler | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | 1918 | 2014 | ||||
21 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | David Dogbila Balagumyetime | CPP | Talensi | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Tamale Teacher Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | 1934 | 2001-06-07 | Q96621767 | ||
22 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Mahama Tampurie | NPP | South Mamprusi West | Northern Territories | Male | Politician | Q96621803 | |||||||
23 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Mumuni Bawumia | NPP | South Mamprusi East | Northern Territories | Male | Writer, Clerk | Government Training College, Tamale | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | 1924 | 2002 | Q19661278 | ||
24 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Salifu Yakubu | NPP | Savelugu | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Achimota College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q24453678 | ||
25 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Nantogma Atta | CPP | Nanum-Dagbon | Northern Territories | Male | Secretary | Diploma | Muslim | 1924 | Q79022677 | ||||
26 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Was arrested in 1965 | Abayifaa Karbo | NPP | Lawra-Nandom | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher, Lawyer | Tamale Teacher Training College, Ghana School of Law | Teachers' Training Certificate, Bachelor of Arts | Law | Muslim | 1927-01-01 | 2004-12-11 | Q79022677 | |
27 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Ayeebo Asumda | CPP | Kusasi West | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Tamale Teacher Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | 1924-01-24 | 2002 | Q69691566 | ||
28 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1960 | Arrested in 1960 | Idana Asigri | NPP | Kusasi Eest | Northern Territories | Male | Traditional ruler | ||||||||
29 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Jambaidu Awuni | NPP | Kusasi Central | Northern Territories | Male | Politician | Q79235022 | |||||||
30 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Clement Kubindiwor Tedam | NPP | Kassena-Nankanni North | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Tamale Teacher Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1925-11-25 | 2019-04-25 | Q20090371 | ||
31 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1964 | Arrested in 1964 | Simon Diedong Dombo | NPP | Jirapa-Lambussie | Northern Territories | Male | Traditional ruler, Teacher | Government Training College, Tamale | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1925 | 1998 | Q7518612 | ||
32 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1960 | Died in office | Rolland Salifu Iddrisu | CPP | Gulkpegu-Nanton | Northern Territories | Male | Politician | ||||||||
33 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Emmanuel Adama Mahama | CPP | Gonja West | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Government Training College, Tamale | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1924 | 2001-06-14 | Q5373115 | ||
34 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Joseph Adam Braimah | NPP | Gonja East | Northern Territories | Male | Author, Traditional ruler | Government Training College, Tamale | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | 1916-08-31 | 1987 | Q19901841 | ||
35 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Tubrow Kapeon Yentu | NPP | Frafra East | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Q93753997 | |||||||
36 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Yakubu Tali (Tolon-Na) | NPP | Dagomba South | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher, Diplomat, Traditional ruler | Achimota College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | 1916 | 1986 | Q19661031 | ||
37 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of Parliament | Sulemana Ibun Iddrisu (MP) | CPP | Dagomba North | Northern Territories | Male | Politician | Q96580560 | |||||||
38 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Joseph Henry Allassani | CPP | Dagomba East | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Government Teacher Training College, Accra | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1906 | Q66490610 | |||
39 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Akantigsi Afoko | CPP | Builsa | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher | Tamale Middle School, Government Teacher Trainig College | Middle School Leaving Certificate, Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | 1923 | Q74303696 | |||
40 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | William Atia Amoro | CPP | Bongo | Northern Territories | Male | Teacher/ Politician | Tamale Government School, Tamale Teacher Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1929 | Q76422856 | |||
41 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Firmino Regis Ayamda Adongo | NPP | Bolga | Northern Territories | Male | Politician | ||||||||
42 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Baba Ayagiba | CPP | Bawku | Northern Territories | Male | Public Servant | Agriculture Institute Zuarungu | Certificate | Muslim | Q79418843 | ||||
43 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe | CPP | Yilo Krobo | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Farmer, Clerk, Cocoa Broker | O'Reilley Educational Institute | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | 1912 | Q69562056 | |||
44 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Emmanuel Kobla Bensah | CPP | Agona Swedru | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Nurse Pharmacist | Bremen Mission School, Keta; Bremen Mission School, Anloga | Standared Seven Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q69350147 | |||
45 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1962 | Was arrested in 1962 and later reinstated that same year as a member of parliament for Eastern Gomoa when C. C. K. Baah left the country. | Kojo Botsio | CPP | Western Gomoa | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kojo_Botsio_1964e.jpg#mw-jump-to-license | Available on WD | Postgraduate degree | Geography and Education | Christian | Available on WD | Availabe on WD | Q1778897 |
46 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1959 | He exiled out of the country in 1959 | Kofi Abrefa Busia | NLM | Wenchi West | Ashanti Region | Male | Available on WD | Available on WD | Available on WD | Available on WD | Christian | Available on WD | Availabe on WD | Q51267 | |
47 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Christopher Samuel Takyi | CPP | Wenchi East | Ashanti Region | Male | Teacher | Wesley College, Kumasi | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Q96621743 | ||||
48 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Emmanuel Kwamena Dadson | CPP | Wassaw South | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Actor | Methodist School, Kumasi | Standared Seven Certificate | Christian | 1915 | ||||
49 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Samuel Emanful Arkah | CPP | Wassaw Central | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Wesley College, Kumasi | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1911 | Q78168103 | |||
50 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Stephen Allen Dzirasa | CPP | Upper Tongu | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher, Reverend minister | Trinity College, Kumasi | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1918-07-23 | Q69438959 | |||
51 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Stephen Willie Yeboah | CPP | Sunyani West | Ashanti Region | Male | Teacher | Elthanus Commercial Academy | Standard 7 certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q69534731 | |||
52 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1962 | Sentenced to inmprisonment in 1962 | Boahene Yeboah-Afari | CPP | Sunyani East | Ashanti Region | Male | Teacher | Abuakwa State College | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q54808104 | ||
53 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Benjamin Alphonsus Kwasi Konu | CPP | South Tongu | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher | Akropong Teachers' Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1917-11-17 | Q96604550 | |||
54 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Archie Casely-Hayford | CPP | South Birim | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Lawyer | Available on WD | Master of Arts | Law and Economics | Christian | 1898 | 1977 | Q15070078 | |
55 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1958 | Detained under Preventive Detention Act. | Reginald Reynolds Amponsah | NLM | Sekyere West | Ashanti Region | Male | Potter | North Staffordshire Technical College (Staffordshire University), Royal College of Art | Diploma | Industry and Industrial Design | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q7308853 | |
56 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Krobo Edusei | CPP | Sekyere East | Ashanti Region | Male | Businessman | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Krobo_Edusei_1959_(cropped).jpg | Kumasi Government Boys' School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q6438717 | |
57 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | John Arthur | CPP | Sekondi-Takoradi | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Politician | Anomabo Wesleyan School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q77204313 | |||
58 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | William Kwabena Aduhene | CPP | Sefwi Wiawso | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Available on WD | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q74038127 | |||
59 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Kofi Baako
(Chief Whip) |
CPP | Saltpond | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Available on WD | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F006420-0036,_Bonn,_Informationsminister_aus_Ghana.jpg | St. Augustine's College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1926 | Available on WD | Q5960304 | |
60 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Robert Okyere Amoako-Atta | CPP | Obuasi | Ashanti Region | Male | Typist, Secretary, Accountant | Akrokerri Roman Catholic Middle School, Obuasi Roman Catholic Middle School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q76670397 | |||
61 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Edmund Nee Ocansey | CPP | Osudoku | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Building Contractor | Accra Royal School, Tetteh's College of Commerce | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | 1913 | 1969-04-25 | Q92459863 | ||
62 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Joseph Abrensu Owusu-Ansah | NLM | Offinsu Kwabre | Ashanti Region | Male | Cocoa Clerk, Businessman | Christian | |||||||
63 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Albert Kwame Onwona Agyeman | CPP | North Brim | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Surveyor | Achimota School | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | 1923 -7-15 | Q96603086 | |||
64 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Michael Osae Kwatia | CPP | New Juaben | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Politician | ||||||||
65 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | John Arjarquah | CPP | Mid-Volta | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Civil Servant | Gold Coast Civil Service Examination | Christian | 1883 | |||||
66 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Dissolution of parliament | Abraham Mate Johnson | CPP | Manya Krobo | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Police Officer | Bana Hill Presbyterian Boys' Senior School | Middle School Leaving Certificate | Christian | 1908-11-20 | ||||
67 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1961 | Arrested in 1961. | William Abera Wiafe | CPP | Kwahu South | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Storekeeper | Obo Government School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | 1921-01-25 | ||||
68 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Erasmus Isaac Preko | CPP | Kwahu North | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Letter writer, Secretary | Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School, Enoch Mensah's Commercial School | Cambridge School Certificate, Diploma | Christian | 1920-05-20 | Q89377492 | |||
69 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1959 | Died in office | Ernest Eggay Kwesi Kuranki-Taylor | CPP | Kumasi South | Ashanti Region | Male | Lawyer | Fourah Bay College, University of Manchester, Cambridge University | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, Doctorate degree | Law | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q6445607 | |
70 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1959 | Appointed Ghana's ambassador to Liberia in 1959. | Cobina Kessie | MAP | Kumasi North | Ashanti Region | Male | Lawyer | University of London, Middle Temple | Intermediate Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree | Economics, Law | Christian | 1906 | |||
71 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1958 | Died in office | George Robertson Ahia | CPP | Kpandu South | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher | Achimota Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1908 | 1958 | |||
72 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1961 | Removed from office under Preventive Dentention Act | Senyo Gatror Antor | TC | Kpandu North | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher | Presbyterian Training College, Akropong | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1913 | 1986 | Q25713173 | ||
73 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Isaac Boaten Asafu-Adjaye | NLM | Juaben-Edweso | Ashanti Region | Male | Medical doctor | University College Hospital (University College London), Royal College of Physicians | Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians (LRCP), Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) | Medicine | Christian | ||||
74 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1960 | Disolution of parliament | Kojo Ayeke | TC | Ho West | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher, Journalist | 1985 | |||||||
75 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | Disolution of parliament | Rev. Francis Richard Ametowobla | Independent | Ho East | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Reverend Minister | Presbyterian Training College, Akropong | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | ||||||
76 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1961 | Appointed Ghana's High Commissioner to Canada in 1961 | C. T. Nylander | CPP | Ga Rural | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Government Training College, Accra | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1905 | Q70446791 | |||
77 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Kobina Orleans Thompson | CPP | Elmina | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Mfantsipim School | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | 1923-09-18 | Q96602160 | |||
78 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1958 | Resigned from office | Samuel Kofi Otoo | CPP | Ekumfi-Enyan | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Wesley College, Kumasi | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1903-04-10 | ||||
79 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1959 | Appointed Ghana's ambassador to Japan in 1960 | William Baidoe-Ansah | CPP | Eastern Nzima-Axi | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | York Hall School, Axim | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1904 | ||||
80 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1962 | Left the country for health reasons. | Charles Cant Kofie Baah | CPP | Eastern Gomoa | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Administrator, Economist | London School of Economics | Diploma | Economics | Christian | 1924-07-14 | |||
81 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Francis Edward Techie-Menson | CPP | Denkyira | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher, Mechanical Engineer | City and Guilds of London Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Ghana Senior High Technical School | Certificate | Automobile Engineering, Trade Unionism, Engineering | Christian | 1910-08-19 | Q92776347 | ||
82 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1966 | Disolution of parliament | Edward Ago-Ackam | CPP | Dangbe-Shai | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Storekeeper | Kpong Wesleyan Mission School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | 1899-11-30 | Q74805885 | |||
83 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1964 | Disolution of parliament | Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka | CPP | Central Tongu | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher | Akropong Presbyterian Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1919-11-7 | 2007 | Q68298427 | ||
84 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1966 | Disolution of parliament | Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck | CPP | Cape Coast | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Wesley College, Kumasi | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q24770757 | ||
85 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Detained in 1965 on charges of fraud. | Francis Yao Asare | CPP | Buem | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Pharmacist | Mfantsipim School | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q54808153 | ||
86 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | James Kodjoe Essien | CPP | Bibiani | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Clerk, Court registrar, Secretary | English Church Mission School, Local Government Training School | Standard Seven Certificate, Certificate | Local Government | Christian | 1911 | |||
87 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1957 | Died in office | John Gideon Awuah | CPP | Berekum | Ashanti Region | Male | Cocoa produce buyer, Politician | Sunyani Government School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | 1907 | 1957 | |||
88 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond | CPP | Awutu | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Mfantsipim School, Accra Academy, O'Reilly Institute | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q61524658 | |||
89 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Nelson Maglo | CPP | Anlo North | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher | Government Trade School | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1924 -12 -24 | ||||
90 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Benjamin Freeman Kusi | NLM | Atwima Nwabiagya | Ashanti Region | Male | Businessman | Kumasi Methodist Senior School | Middle School Leaving Certificate | Christian | 1923-10-24 | ||||
91 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1961 | Detained in 1961 | Joe Appiah | NLM | Atiwa Amansie | Ashanti Region | Male | Lawyer | Wesley College, Kumasi, Middle Temple | Teachers' Training Certificate, Bachelor of laws | Law | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q1262152 | |
92 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | Disolution of parliament | William Ntoso | NLM | Attebubu | Ashanti Region | Male | Teacher | |||||||||
93 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Daniel Buadi | CPP | Asin | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher | Mfantsipim School, Wesley College, Kumasi | Cambridge School Certificate, Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1921 | ||||
94 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Charles de Graft Dickson | CPP | Ashanti-Akim | Ashanti Region | Male | Educationist | Achimota School | Cambridge School Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q67882160 | ||
95 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1959 | Detained in 1959 for allegedly plotting a coup | Modesto K. Apaloo | FYO | Anlo South | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher, Journalist | Achimota College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q86436508 | ||
96 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1959 | Appointed member of Public Service Commission | Charles Henry Chapman | CPP | Anlo East | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher | Government Traning College (later became Achimota Training College) | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1906-05-30 | ||||
97 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1961 | Detained in 1961 under Preventive Detention Act. | Patrick Kwame Kusi Quaidoo | CPP | Amenfi-Aowin | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Teacher, Businessman | Available on WD | Bachelor of Arts | Mathematics, Philosophy and Latin | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q63970191 | |
98 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1963 | Arrested in 1963 | Robert Benjamin Otchere | NLM | Amansie West | Ashanti Region | Male | Secretary | ||||||||
99 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Joseph Dawson Wireko | NLM | Amansie East | Ashanti Region | Male | Administrator | Presbyterian School Kumasi, Local Government Training School, Accra | Standard Seven Certificate, Certificate | Local Government | Christian | 1918 | |||
100 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1966 | Disolution of parliament | Kingsley Asiam | CPP | Akwapim South | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Businessman | Accra Methodist School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | 1921 | Q78994415 | |||
101 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1966 | Disolution of parliament | John Young Ghann | CPP | Adansi-Banka | Ashanti Region | Male | Druggist | St. Peter's Catholic School, Kumasi | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q89116274 | |||
102 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Henry Sonnie Torgbor | CPP | Accra Central
(Ashiedu Keteke) |
Eastern Region | Male | Businessman | Christian | Available on WD | Q93506400 | |||||
103 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1962 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Ehi Wanyalolo Note Dowuona | CPP | Accra East | Eastern Region | Male | Teacher | ||||||||
104 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | William Amuah Cadman Essibrah | CPP | Agona | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Journalist, Clerk, Teacher | Wesley College, Kumasi | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1909 | ||||
105 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1961 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Martin Kyerematen | CPP | Agona Kwabre | Ashanti Region | Male | Politician | Q89411111 | |||||||
106 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | John Benibengor-Blay | CPP | Western Nzima | Western Region | Male | Journalist, writer, publisher | Regent Street Polytechnic | Diploma | Journalistic Technique | Christian | 1915 | Q15435130 | ||
107 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1961 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Christian Kobla Dovlo | CPP | Keta | Trans-Volta Togoland | Male | Teacher | Presbyterian Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1911-02-01 | Q96602139 | |||
108 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1956 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1964 | Died in office | Michael Reynolds Darku-Sarkwa | CPP | Akim Abuakwa West | Gold Coast Colony | Male | Storekeeper | Glasgow School of Accountancy | Diploma | Accounting | Christian | 1915-03-21 | |||
109 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1961 | Resigned from office | Kwasi Asante Sakyi | CPP | Akwapim North | Eastern Region | Male | Business Executive | ||||||||
110 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1961 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Andrew Yao Kwasi Djin | CPP | Akwapim North | Eastern Region | Male | Politician | ||||||||
111 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1959 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Imoru Egala | CPP | Tumu | Northern Region | Male | Educationist | Achimota Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q1660216 | ||
112 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Ebenezer Adam | CPP | Gulkpegu-Nanton | Northern Region | Male | Teacher | Available on WD | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q73799083 | ||
113 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1962 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Kyere Awuah Gyan | CPP | Sunyani East | Brong Ahafo Region | Male | Politician | Mfantsipim School | Cambridge School Certificate, GCE Ordinary Level, GCE Advanced Level | Christian | 1924-09-25 | ||||
114 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1958 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Samuel Antwi Kwaku Bonsu | CPP | Sekyere West | Ashanti Region | Male | Lawyer | Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong, Middle Temple | Teachers' Training Certificate, Bachelor of Arts | Law | Christian | Available on WD | Q89210276 | ||
115 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1959 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Daniel Emmanuel Asafo-Agyei | CPP | Kumasi North | Ashanti Region | Male | Pharmacist | Q78644868 | |||||||
116 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Hans Kofi Boni | CPP | Ho West | Volta Region | Male | Teacher | Zion college, Anloga | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1928-05-04 | ||||
117 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1961 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1963 | Detained in 1963 | Tawia Adamafio | CPP | Ga Rural | Eastern Region | Male | Civil Servant | Accra Wesleyan School, Government Boys Senior School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | 1912-02-27 | 1994 | Q7689280 | ||
118 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1963 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Paul Tagoe | CPP | Ga Rural | Eastern Region | Male | Teacher | Accra Academy | Did not complete | Christian | Available on WD | 1991 | Q69596671 | ||
119 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1958 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1958 | Disolution of parliament | Kwaku Boateng | CPP | Ekumfi-Enyan | Western Region | Male | Lawyer | King's College London | Bachelor of Arts | Law | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q6450030 | |
120 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | Disolution of parliament | John Alicoe Kinnah | CPP | Eastern Nzima-Axim | Western Region | Male | Teacher | St. Augustine's Teacher Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1914-07-17 | |||||
121 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1962 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Kojo Botsio | CPP | Eastern Gomoa | Western Region | Male | Teacher | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kojo_Botsio_1964e.jpg#mw-jump-to-license | Available on WD | Postgraduate degree | Geography and Education | Christian | Available on WD | Availabe on WD | Q1778897 |
122 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1962 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Mark Kwami Hayford | CPP | Western Gomoa | Western Region | Male | Book Keeper | Pitman College, Glasgow School of Accountancy | Certificate, Diploma | Secretariaship, Accounting | Christian | 1924-05-10 | |||
123 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1957 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Isaac William Benneh | CPP | Berekum | Ashanti Region | Male | Broker, Businessman | Elementary School in Berekum and Abetifi | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q92406688 | |||
124 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1961 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Isaac Joseph Adomako-Mensah | CPP | Atwima Amansie | Ashanti Region | Male | Teacher | Available on WD | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q73927392 | ||
125 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1959 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1959 | Detained in 1962 | Daniel Kwame Apedoh | UP | Anlo South | Volta Region | Male | Politician | ||||||||
126 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1962 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Cornelius Dartey Tay | CPP | Anlo South | Volta Region | Male | Civil Servant | ||||||||
127 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1959 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Charles Ahiadzro Adzofia | CPP | Anlo East | Volta Region | Male | Traditional ruler | ||||||||
128 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1961 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | James Kwame Twum | CPP | Amenfi-Aowin | Western Region | Male | Available on WD | Q92286763 | |||||||
129 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1963 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Kwabena Adu Tutu Amankwah | CPP | Amansie West | Ashanti Region | Male | lawyer | Oxford University, Lincoln's Inn | Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws | Public Administration, Law | Christian | 1923 | |||
130 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1961 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Daniel Ernest Mensah | CPP | Kwahu South | Eastern Region | Male | Manager | Christian | |||||||
131 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1964 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Kwasi Amoako-Atta | CPP | Akim Abuakwa West | Eastern Region | Male | Available on WD | Local Government School, Kibi | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | 1983 | Q76518592 | ||
132 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Sophia Doku | CPP | First member for the Eastern Region | Eastern Region | Female | Available on WD | Aburi Teachers' Training College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | 1915-01-08 | Q22958156 | |||
133 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Mary Winifred Koranteng | CPP | Second Member for the Eastern Region | Eastern Region | Female | Dressmaker, Trader | Mmofraturo School | Standard Seven Certificate | Christian | 1922-12-25 | Q96604646 | |||
134 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Lucy Anin | CPP | Member for the Brong Ahafo Region | Brong Ahafo Region | Female | Teacher | Achimota College | Teachers' Training Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Alive | Q76892073 | ||
135 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Regina Asamany | CPP | Member for the Volta Region | Volta Region | Female | Politician | Kpando Presbyterian School, Kumasi Government Girls School | Middle School Leaving Certificate | Christian | Available on WD | Q78772481 | |||
136 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Comfort Asamoah | CPP | Member for the Ashanti Region | Ashanti Region | Female | Christian | Q78787189 | |||||||
137 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Grace Ayensu | CPP | First Member from the Central and Western Regions | Western Region | Female | Businesswoman | St. Peter's School, Sekondi, Elmina Convent | Standard Seven Certificate, Middle School Leaving Certificate | Christian | 1914 | Q79477806 | |||
138 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Christiana Wilmot | CPP | Second member from the Central and Western Regions | Western Region | Female | Telephonist | Government Girls' School, Cape Coast | Middle School Leaving Certificate | Christian | 1915-07-24 | Q96604381 | |||
139 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Susanna Al-Hassan | CPP | First Member from the Northern and Upper Regions | Northern Region | Female | Available on WD | Achimota School | Teachers' Training Certificate | Muslim | Available on WD | Available on WD | Q7648639 | ||
140 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Cecelia Ayanori Bukari-Yakubu | CPP | Second member from the Northern and Upper Regions | Northern Region | Female | Muslim | Q94981671 | |||||||
141 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1960 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Victoria Nyarku | CPP | Third member from the Northern and Upper Regions | Northern Region | Female | Public Servant | Wesley Girls High School, Cape Coast, St. Augustine's College, Cape Coast, University of Ghana | Cambridge School Certificate, Higher Cambridge Certificate, Bachelor of Arts | Geography | Christian | 1934 | |||
142 | Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana | 1961 | 1956 Gold Coast legislative election | 1965 | Disolution of parliament | Francis Kwami Tsaku | CPP | Kpandu North | Volta Region | Male | |||||||||
Regional Changes | |||||||||||||||||||
In 1956, there were only three regions in Ghana namely; the Ashanti Region, the Gold Coast Colony, the Northern Territories, and the Transvolta Togoland. | |||||||||||||||||||
In 1957, the Gold Coast Colony was divided into the Eastern and Western Regions, and the Northern Territories became the Northern Region. | |||||||||||||||||||
In 1959, the Ashanti Region was split into the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions and the the Trans Volta Togoland became the Volta Region. | |||||||||||||||||||
In 1960, the Northern Region was split into the Northern Region and the Upper Region. |