Comfort Asamoah
Comfort Asamoah | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Asante Mampong | |
| In office 1965–1966 | |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Constituency split |
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Member for the Ashanti Region | |
| In office 1960–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Comfort Asamoah 10 November 1934 Gold Coast |
| Died | 18 October 2004 (aged 69) London, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
| Children | 4 including John K. Tettegah |
| Residence | Dansoman |
Comfort Asamoah was a Ghanaian politician. She was a member of parliament representing the Ashanti Region from 1960 to 1965 and the member of parliament for Asante Mampong from 1965 to 1966.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Asamoah was among the first women to enter the parliament of Ghana in 1960 under the representation of the people (women members) act. She was among the 10 women who were elected unopposed on 27 June 1960 on the ticket Convention People's Party.[12][13]
Prior to entering parliament, she served with the Workers Brigade from 1957 to 1960.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: 626 and iii. 1960.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; National Assembly Official Report". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly. 1961.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: xiv. 1962.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: iii. 1963.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1961". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 13. 1961.
- ^ "New Ghana, Volumes 8–9". New Ghana. Information Services Department Accra: 247. 1964.
- ^ "Ghana Foreign Affairs, Volume 1, Issue 2". Ghana Foreign Affairs. 1961. p. 35.
- ^ Arhin, Kwame (1991). The life and work of Kwame Nkrumah: papers of a symposium organized by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Legon. Sedco. p. 132. ISBN 9964721072.
- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly. 1965.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 22. 1966.
- ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". West Africa Annual. James Clarke: 80. 1965.
- ^ "Ghana Today, Volumes 3–4". Information Section, Ghana Office. 1959. p. 10.
- ^ "Ghana Gazette". National government publication. 1960. p. 19.
- ^ White paper on the Report of the Second report of the Jiagge Commission of Enquiry into the Assets of Specified Persons (Report). Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1969. p. 4.