Thomas Kwame Aboagye

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 republic and third republic.[5]

Thomas Kwame Aboagye
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for
Subin
In office
29 August 1969 – 13 January 1972
Preceded byAlhaji Mohammed Babaley Sulemana[1]
Succeeded byHimself
In office
1979 – 31 December 1981
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byJoseph A. Tuffour Sarkodie
Personal details
Born (1936-10-04) October 4, 1936
Kumasi, Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Political party
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer[3]

Early life and education

Thomas 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

Thomas 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 bt the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.

Personal life

He loved playing golf at his leisure times.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Ghana National Assembly. 1965. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Ofori, Henry (1969-07-30). "Political Roundup". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  3. Uwechue, Ralph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. p. 26. ISBN 9780903274173.
  4. "Commercial and Industrial Bulletin, Issues 1-32". Ghana Publications Corporation. 1972: 68. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Ghana News, Volumes 11". Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana. 1982: 4. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Graya: A Magazine for Members of Gray's Inn, Volume 11". Gray's Inn. 1960: 58. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Cambridge University Reporter, Volume 98, Issue 1". University of Cambridge. 1967: 204. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year". Cambridge University Press. 1991: 3. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  9. Uwechue, Ralph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. p. 26. ISBN 9780903274173.
  10. "The Legon Observer, Volume 4, Issues 18-26". Legon Society on National Affairs. 1969: 8. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  11. "Parliamentary debates: official report". Ghana Publications Corporation. 1970: iii. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. "West Africa, Volume 25, Part 2". 1971: 791. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. Vieta, K. T. (1999). The Flagbearers of Ghana: Profiles of One Hundred Distinguished Ghanaians, Volume 1. Ena Publications. p. 155. ISBN 9789988001384.
  14. Asamoah, Obed (2014). The Political History of Ghana (1950-2013): The Experience of a Non-Conformist. p. 245. ISBN 9781496985637.
  15. Ohene, Elizabeth (1980-02-16). "Examine Bugdet Proposals Well". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  16. "Laws of the Provisional National Defense Council, Issue 1". Information Services department. 1986: 27. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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