J. V. L. Phillips

James Villers Legge Phillips was a Ghanaian Civil Servant. He was Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Lands and Mineral Resources from 1966 to 1968,[1] and Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Industries and Ghana Industrial Holdings from 1968 to 1969.[2]

James Villers Legge Phillips
Minister for Industries and Ghana Industrial Holdings
In office
1968–1969
Appointed byJoseph Arthur Ankrah
Preceded byR. S. Amegashie (Minister for Industries and State Enterprises)
Succeeded byRichard Abusua-Yedom Quarshie (Minister for Trade, Industry and Tourism)
Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources
In office
1966–1968
Appointed byJoseph Arthur Ankrah
Preceded byKobina Orleans Thompson (Minister for Mines and Mineral Resources)
Succeeded byR. S. Amagashie
Personal details
Born
James Villers Legge Phillips

(1922-02-23)February 23, 1922
Cape Coast, Gold Coast
Died2012 (aged 89–90)
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
EducationMfantsipim School
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge
OccupationCivil Servant

Early life and education

A descendant of Dutch-Fante people, Phillips was born on 23 February 1922 at Cape Coast, Ghana (then Gold Coast).[3] He had his secondary school education at Mfantsipim School and his tertiary education at Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1946.[3]

Career and politics

Phillips returned to Ghana in October 1946 and was appointed Labour Officer.[3][4] He became Deputy Commissioner of Labour in 1955,[5] in 1958, he was appointed Commissioner of Labour.[3][6] He joined the Ministry of Finance in 1959 working as Secretary to the Budget Bureau, and later, Principal Secretary to the ministry.[3] Prior to his appointment as Executive Secretary of the State Enterprises Secretariat (a secretariat which had be.en created to advise and direct the operations of all State corporations), he was the Executive Secretary of the State Control Commission; a sub-committee of Cabinet which was responsible for economic and financial matters.[3][7][8] In October 1966, Phillips voluntarily retired from Civil Service. Following the 1966 coup d'état, he served as Director of Parkinson Howard (Ghana) for a brief period of time.[3] He served as Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Lands and Mineral Resources from 1966 to 1968, and Ghana's Commissioner (Minister) for Industries and Ghana Industrial Holdings from 1968 to 1969.[9] During the Supreme Military Council regime, he served as the resident Manager,[10][11] and Chairman for the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO).[12][13]

Personal life

Phillips was a member of the District Lodge of Ghana.[14] He was once served as its Right Worshipful Grand Master.[14] He was also a founding member of the Methodist University College, Ghana.[14][15] He was married to Rachael Phillips with 4 children.[16]

Death

James Phillips died in 2012, aged 90 years. His funeral service was held at the Accra Ridge Church.

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  3. Towards Civil Rule in Ghana. State Publishing Corporation. 1968. p. 19.
  4. Office, Great Britain Colonial (1950). The Colonial Office List. H.M. Stationery Office.
  5. Department, Ghana Labour (1950). Report.
  6. Record of Proceedings -International Labour Conference. International Labour Office. 1959.
  7. Ghana Gazette. 1963.
  8. Ghana Today. 1964.
  9. Ghana News. Embassy of Ghana.
  10. Cooperation, United States Congress House Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Domestic and International Scientific Planning, Analysis, and; Scheuer, James Haas (1978). Report of the Honorable James H. Scheuer on the Growing Awareness of Population and Health Issues in Africa. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  11. West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company, Limited. 1989.
  12. Holsey, Bayo (2008). Routes of Remembrance: Refashioning the Slave Trade in Ghana. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-34975-6.
  13. E & MJ International Directory of Mining. Engineering and Mining Journal. 1995.
  14. "District Grand Lodge donates to Methodist University College". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  15. "Displaying items by tag: JVL Phillips Chair of Mathematics". www.freemasonrytoday.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  16. 3021365. "Freemasonry Today - Winter 2013 - Issue 24". Issuu. Retrieved 2021-01-25.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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