Edmund Nee Ocansey
Emmanuel Nee Ocansey | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Parks and Gardens | |
| In office 1965 – 24 February 1966 | |
| President | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Ministry abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Osudoku[1] | |
| In office 1956 – 24 February 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Kwablah[2] |
| Succeeded by | Constituency merged |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmund Nee Ocansey December 1913 Ada, Ghana, Gold Coast |
| Citizenship | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
Edmund Nee Ocansey was a Ghanaian politician. He was the member of parliament for the Osudoku constituency from 1956 to 1966.[3][4]
Biography[edit]
Early life and education[edit]
Ocansey was born in December 1913 at Ada, Gold Coast (now Ghana).[5] He had his early education at Accra Royal School where he obtained his standard 7 certificate in 1935.[5] He proceeded to Tetteh's College of Commerce where he trained as a stenographer and typist and a draughtsman surveyor.[5]
Career[edit]
He became a building contractor and subsequently established Yesnaco Building Company with some expatriates.[5] In 1946 he was elected chairman African Builders and Contractors Federation.[6]
Politics[edit]
That same year, Ocansey joined the Mambii Party then later joined the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC).[6] In 1948, he became a member of the Convention People's Party, he formed the first youth league of the party at Adabraka and became the chairman.[6] He was also the organiser and chairman of the motor despatch unit of CPP and purchased the first 12 motor cycles for unit at 5,760 cedis (then equivalent to £2,400) and bought the Accra Evening News press at 1,200 cedis (then £500) at a public auction and handed it back to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.[6] In 1952 he was elected councillor for ward 15-Adabraka. In 1953 he accompanied Nkrumah to Monrovia at the invitation of the then President of the Republic of Liberia, William Tubman.[7] In 1954 he represented the Gold Coast at the African Administrative Town Growth Conference in Cambridge.[8]
He was elected as a member of parliament for the Osudoku constituency in 1956[9] and two years later, appointed Regional Commissioner for the Eastern Region, responsible for the Ga-Adangbe segment of the Region.[8] In 1962, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Justice and assigned responsibility of the entire administration and supervision of the Ga-Adangbe Region.[10] He was later transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture serving as deputy minister in charge of state farms and fisheries.[10] In 1963 he led the Government delegation to China and Korea for their independence anniversary celebrations.[10] In February 1965 he was appointed Minister of Parks and Gardens, a new ministry that had been created by Nkrumah.[11][12] Ocansey served in this capacity until 24 February 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.
See also[edit]
- List of MLAs elected in the 1956 Gold Coast legislative election
- List of MPs elected in the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election
References[edit]
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1960". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 9. 1960. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Debates". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1956.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: 9 and v. 1965.
- ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". Google books. James Clarke: 79. 1965.
- ^ a b c d "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 236. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 238. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 238. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 238. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "Debates, Part 1". Google books. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly: 195, 321 and 603. 1956.
- ^ a b c "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 236. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". Google books. James Clarke: 77. 1965.
- ^ "Ghana Today, Volume 9". Ghana Today. Information Section, Ghana Office: 3. 1965.