Joseph Richard Asiedu | |
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3rd Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana | |
In office July 1960 Deputy Speaker 1957. Speaker 1961 – June 1965 | |
Preceded by | Augustus Molade Akiwumi |
Succeeded by | Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta |
Constituency | MP Akuapem North 1956 |
Personal details | |
Born | 3rd January 1903 Larteh Akuapem |
Died | 14th November 1977 Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra |
Political party | CPP NO Party Posts, Member of Legislative Council |
Residence | ANSVILLE LARTEH |
Occupation | Regional Manager U.A.C.Ltd. Timber Contractor |
Helped with the establishment of Tetteh Quarshie Hosptal at Akuapem Mampong to the memory of Tetteh Quarshie the man who first introduced Cocoa to Ghana | |
Justice Joseph Richard Asiedu (died before 1994)[1] was a judge and also a Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana. He was appointed Speaker of Parliament in July 1960 in the First Republic of Ghana.[2] He was the speaker until June 1965.
References
- ↑ Adjei, Mike (15 February 1994). Death and Pain, Rawlings' Ghana: The Inside Story. Black Line. p. 29. ISBN 185421036X.
- ↑ "Rt. Hon. Ebenezer Sekyi Hughes:Speakers of Parliament from 1951 - 2005". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
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