Kwame Agyei Boaitey
Kwame Agyei Boaitey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ejisu-Juaben | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| President | Edward Akufo-Addo |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Preceded by | Constituency split |
| Succeeded by | John Emmanuel Amoah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1931 Ejisu-Juaben, Ashanti Region, Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | |
Kwame Agyei Boaitey is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Ejisu-Juaben constituency under the membership of the Progress Party.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Kwame was born on 1 October 1931 at Ejisu-Juaben in the Ashanti region of Ghana. He attended Wesley College Kumasi now Wesley College of Education where he obtained his Teachers' Training Certificate. He thereafter proceeded to College of Law, London where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree in law. He worked as a Barrister-at-Law before entering parliament.[1]
Politics
[edit]Kwame began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent Ejisu-Juaben constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election. He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[2][3][4] His tenure of office as a member of parliament ended on 13 January 1972.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Boaitey is a Christian. His hobbies are farming and reading.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969–70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 193.
- ^ Danquah, Moses (1969). The Birth of the Second Republic. Editorial and Publishing Services.
- ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
- ^ Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1971.
- ^ Times, William Borders Special to The New York (14 January 1972). "Ghana's Parliament Is Dissolved by Leaders of Coup (Published 1972)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 13 March 2021.