Daniel Asafo-Agyei
Daniel Asafo-Agyei | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Fisheries | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Manhyia | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Kwame Safo-Adu |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Kumasi North | |
| In office 1959–1965 | |
| Preceded by | Cobina Kessie |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daniel Emmanuel Asafo-Agyei 1890 Gold Coast |
| Died | 1980 (aged 89–90) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Daniel Emmanuel Asafo-Agyei was a Ghanaian politician and merchant.[1] He replaced Cobina Kessie as the member of parliament for the Kumasi North constituency in 1959 when the latter took up a diplomatic appointment as Ghana's ambassador to Liberia.[2][3][4] Asafo-Agyei represented Kumasi North from 1959 until 1965 when he became the member of parliament for the Manhyia constituency.[5][6] While in parliament, he was appointed deputy minister for Agriculture and in 1965 he was appointed minister for Fisheries (a new ministry that had been created at the time).[7][8][9] He served in this capacity until February 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.
See also
[edit]- List of MLAs elected in the 1956 Gold Coast legislative election
- List of MPs elected in the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election
References
[edit]- ^ "Debates, Issue 1". Debates. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly: 370. 1953.
- ^ "Debates, Issue 1". Debates. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly: 370. 1953.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1961". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 13. 1961.
- ^ "West African Review, Volume 31". West African Review. West African Graphics Company: 45. 1960.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates; Official Report. Ghana National Assembly: iii and 8. 1965.
- ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". West Africa Annual. James Clarke: 80. 1965.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1964". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 26. 1964.
- ^ "West Africa, Issues 2484–2508". West Africa. Afrimedia International: 183. 1965.
- ^ Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 91–95 (Report). United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 1965. p. I 3.
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