Joseph Dawson Wireko
Joseph Dawson Wireko | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Bekwai | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention Peoples Party |
| Occupation | Typist, Clerk |
Joseph Dawson Wireko was a Ghanaian politician and a Member of Parliament.[1]
Career[edit]
Wireko began his career as a typist and clerk at Essumeja Local Council in Bekwai in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[2][3] He was the owner of Pica Printing and Trading Company.[4]
Politics[edit]
Wireko was a member of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP).[5] In July 1956, he was elected in the general election to serve in the Legislative Assembly.[6] He was a member of parliament for Bekwai.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ Commission, Ghana Manyo-Plange (Assets) (1969). Report of the Manyo-Plange (Assets) Commission, Appointed Under the Commission of Enquiry Act, 1964 (Act 250) and N.L.C. (Investigations and Forfeiture of Assets) Decree, 1966 (N.L.C.D. 72) to Enquire Into the Assets of Specified Persons. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
- ^ Coast, Gold (1956). Gold Coast Gazette.
- ^ Ghana (1969). White Paper[s] on the Report[s] of Manyo-Plange Commission of Enquiry Into the Assets of Specified Persons. Ghana Publishing Corporation, Print. Division.
- ^ Enquiry, Ghana Joe Appiah Committee of (1976). Report of the Joe Appiah Committee of Enquiry Into the Affairs of R.T. Briscoe (Ghana) Limited. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
- ^ Jakande, L. K. (1962). West Africa Annual. James Clarke.
- ^ Assembly, Gold Coast Legislative (1956). Debates.
- ^ Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation. 1966.
- ^ Gold Coast Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1966.