Joseph Essilfie Hagan
Joseph Esilifie Hagan | |
|---|---|
| Regional Commissioner for the Eastern Region[1] | |
| In office June 1965 – February 1966 | |
| President | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe |
| Regional Commissioner for the Central Region[2] | |
| In office October 1960 – 1965 | |
| President | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe |
| Regional Commissioner for the Western Region[3] | |
| In office 1957–1960 | |
| President | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Member of Parliament for Abura[4] | |
| In office 1965 – February 1966 | |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Dr. John Kofi Fynn |
| Member of Parliament for Abura-Asebu[5] | |
| In office 1951–1965 | |
| Succeeded by | Constituency split |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Esilifie Hagan 1912 Gold Coast |
| Citizenship | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | Adisadel College |
Joseph Esilifie Hagan was a Ghanaian politician. He served as a regional commissioner for the Western Region, the Central Region and the Eastern Region. He also served as a member of parliament for the Abura-Asebu constituency and later the Abura constituency.
Early life and education
Hagan was born in 1912. He had his early education at Nyakrom Methodist School and continued at St. Nicholas Grammar School (now Adisadel College), Cape Coast.[6]
Career and politics
After his secondary school education, Hagan was employed as a storekeeper by the Union Trading Company (U.T.C.) from 1937 to 1950.[6] Hagan joined the Cape Coast Town Council and became a foundation member of the Convention People's Party in 1949. In 1951 he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly. As a member of the Legislative Assembly, he was the Assistant Government Whip. He was re-elected in 1954 and in 1956. That same year (1956), he was appointed ministerial secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Local Government.[7] In 1957, he was appointed Regional Commissioner (Regional Minister) for the Western Region[8][6] he served in that capacity until 1960 when he was appointed Regional Commissioner for the Central Region.[9] In 1965 he was appointed Regional Commissioner for the Eastern Region[10] he remained in this position until 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.
References
- ^ Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 111–115 (Report). United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 1965. p. 13.
- ^ "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1961: 11.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1958: 63.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". James Clarke. 1965: 79.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1962: 15.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1957: 183.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Parliamentary Debates; National Assembly Official Report". Accra, Government printing department.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1959: 21.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1963: 17.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Year Book". Daily Graphic: 20. 1966.