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Edmund Nee Ocansey

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Emmanuel Nee Ocansey
Minister for Parks and Gardens
In office
1965 – 24 February 1966
PresidentDr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded byNew
Succeeded byMinistry abolished
Member of Parliament
for Osudoku[1]
In office
1956 – 24 February 1966
Preceded byAlex Kwablah[2]
Succeeded byConstituency merged
Personal details
Born
Edmund Nee Ocansey

December 1913
Ada, Ghana, Gold Coast
CitizenshipGhanaian
Political partyConvention 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

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Early life and education

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ghana Year Book 1960". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 9. 1960. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Debates". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1956. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: 9 and v. 1965.
  4. ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". Google books. James Clarke: 79. 1965.
  5. ^ a b c d "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 236. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 238. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 238. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 238. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Debates, Part 1". Google books. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly: 195, 321 and 603. 1956.
  10. ^ a b c "Ghana Year Book 1966". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 236. 1966. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  11. ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". Google books. James Clarke: 77. 1965.
  12. ^ "Ghana Today, Volume 9". Ghana Today. Information Section, Ghana Office: 3. 1965.