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Ghanaian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Bongo[1] | |
In office 1954–1966 | |
Preceded by | New |
Succeeded by | Azabiri Ayamga |
Personal details | |
Born | William Atia Amoro 1929 Bongo, Gold Coast |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | Convention People's Party |
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]
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.
Amoro's hobbies included playing table tennis, listening to music and flower gardening.[6]
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