William Atia Amoro

William Atia Amoro was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Bongo constituency from 1954 to 1966.[2] While in parliament he served as parliamentary secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Interior.

William Atia Amoro
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Bongo[1]
In office
1954–1966
Preceded byNew
Succeeded byAzabiri Ayamga
Personal details
Born
William Atia Amoro

1929
Bongo, Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party

Early life and education

Amoro was born in 1929 at Bongo in the Upper East Region of Ghana ( then Gold Coast). He was educated at the Tamale Government School and the Tamale Teacher Training College.[3]

Career and politics

Amoro took up a teaching appointment in 1951 at the Nangodi Day School.[3] He remained in the teaching profession until 1954 when he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Bongo electoral area.[4] He was re-elected in 1956 and remained the member of parliament for Bongo in the subsequent years until 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.[5] In November 1957 he was appointed parliamentary secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Education and in July 1959 he became parliamentary secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Interior.[3][6][7][8] He served in this capacity until 1961.

Personal life

Amoro's hobbies included playing table tennis, listening to music and flower gardening.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Ghana Year Book". Daily Graphic. 1966. p. 22.
  2. "Debates, Part 1". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1956: 931. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1961: 188. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 287. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". James Clarke. 1965: 82. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1961: 188. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "International Yearbook of Education". Unesco. 1960: 480. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Ghana National Assembly. 1961: xv. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.