Thomas Kwame Aboagye was a Ghanaian lawyer[4] and politician. He was a deputy minister for defence during the second republic, and the member of parliament for the Subin Constituency during the Second and Third Republics.[5]
Thomas Kwame Aboagye | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Subin | |
| In office 1 October 1969 – 13 January 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Alhaji Mohammed Babaley Sulemana[1] |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| In office 1979 – 31 December 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Alexander Tuffour Sarkodie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1936 Kumasi, Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer[3] |
Early life and education
editThomas was born on 4 October 1936 in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Gold Coast (now Ghana). He had his early education at St. Cyprian's School in Kumasi and Adisadel College in Cape Coast. He continued at King's College, London, University of London[6] for his bachelor's degree and Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University for his post graduate degree.[7][8][9]
Career and politics
editThomas was called to the bar at Gray's Inn, London.[9][6]
At the inception of the second republic Thomas contested for the Subin seat on the ticket of the Progress Party and won.[10][11] Two years later, he was appointed deputy minister for defence.[12] He served in that capacity from 1971 to 1972 when the Busia government was overthrown.[9]
During the era of the SMC he was a member of the People's Movement for Freedom and Justice (PMFJ);[13] a movement that opposed the Unigov (union government) concept of governance that was introduced by General Ignatius Kutu Acheampong and his government. After a referendum that suggested that majority of the Ghanaian populace were in favour of the unigov concept of governance, he together with other members of the People's Movement for Freedom and Justice (PMFJ) had their assets frozen.[14]
In 1979, during the third republic, he was once again elected to represent the Subin Constituency in parliament on the ticket of the Popular Front Party; the new name the Progress Party adopted for the 1979 general elections. He served as the member of parliament for Subin[15][16] until 1981 when the Limann government was overthrown by the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Ghana National Assembly. 1965.
- ^ Ofori, Henry (30 July 1969). "Political Roundup". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Uwechue, Ralph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. p. 26. ISBN 9780903274173.
- ^ "Commercial and Industrial Bulletin, Issues 1-32". Ghana Publications Corporation. 1972. p. 68.
- ^ "Ghana News, Volumes 11". Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana. 1982. p. 4.
- ^ a b "Graya: A Magazine for Members of Gray's Inn, Volume 11". Gray's Inn. 1960. p. 58.
- ^ "Cambridge University Reporter, Volume 98, Issue 1". University of Cambridge. 1967. p. 204.
- ^ "The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year". Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 3. ISBN 9780521434683.
- ^ a b c Uwechue, Ralph (1991). Africa Who's Who. Africa Journal Limited. p. 26. ISBN 9780903274173.
- ^ "The Legon Observer, Volume 4, Issues 18–26". Legon Society on National Affairs. 1969. p. 8.
- ^ "Parliamentary debates: official report". Ghana Publications Corporation. 1970. p. iii.
- ^ "West Africa, Volume 25, Part 2". 1971. p. 791.
- ^ Vieta, K. T. (1999). "The Flagbearers of Ghana: Profiles of One Hundred Distinguished Ghanaians, Volume 1". Ena Publications. p. 155. ISBN 9789988001384.
- ^ Asamoah, Obed (2014). "The Political History of Ghana (1950–2013): The Experience of a Non-Conformist". p. 245. ISBN 9781496985637.
- ^ Ohene, Elizabeth (16 February 1980). "Examine Budget Proposals Well". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Laws of the Provisional National Defense Council, Issue 1". Information Services department. 1986. p. 27.