Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene

Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Tan-Banda constituency from 1965 to 1966.[1]

Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Tan-Banda
In office
1965–1966
Preceded byNew
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born
Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene

(1923-09-11)11 September 1923
Wenchi, Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionEducationist

Early life and education

Atuahene was born on 11 September 1923 at Wenchi. He trained as a teacher and qualified with a Teachers' Certificate 'A'.[2]

Career and politics

Atuahene served as the first Asa Youth Association secretary for Wenchi from 1939 to 1950.[2] He served as the organizer and later became the secretary of the United Gold Coast Convention in Wenchi between 1946 and 1949.[3] In 1949' he switched allegiance to the Convention People's Party (CPP) and served as the first constituency chairman for the party in the Wenchi district.[3] He served as a national and regional executive of the party from 1955 to 1960.[3] In 1959 he was appointed camp superintendent of the Workers Brigade in and in 1960 he became the CPP Eastern Regional organiser.[3] In 1963 he was appointed Regional Education secretary for the CPP and in 1965 he became the member of parliament for the Tan-Banda constituency.[4][5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: iii. 1965.
  2. "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 205. 1966.
  3. "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 205. 1966.
  4. "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 205. 1966.
  5. "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". West Africa Annual. James Clarke: 81. 1965.
  6. "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 22. 1966.
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