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Emmanuel Kwasi Addae

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Hon.
Emmanuel Kwasi Addae
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Asante-Akim North
In office
1 October 1969 – 13 January 1972
PresidentEdward Akufo-Addo
Prime MinisterKofi Abrefa Busia
Preceded byConstituency merged
Succeeded byNana Akuoko Sarpong
Personal details
Born(1925-07-01)1 July 1925
NationalityGhanaian
Alma mater
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPharmacist

Emmanuel Kwasi Addae (born 1 July 1925) is a Ghanaian politician and pharmacist. He served as member of parliament for the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana for Asante-Akim North constituency representing the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Addae was born on 1 July 1925 at Agogo the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended Heriot-Watt College where he obtained his certificate in Nursing (Q. R. N). He later enrolled at Robert Gordon's College where he qualified as a Pharmaceutical Chemist (Ph.C.). He is a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.[1]

Politics

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Addae was elected during the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election as member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana. He represented Asante-Akim North constituency on the ticket of the Progress Party (PP).[1][2][3] He was succeeded by Nana Akuoko Sarpong during the 1979 parliamentary sitting.

Career

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Addae was a pharmacist and nurse by profession. He had also served with the military from 1943 to 1947. He was the proprietor of the New Town Pharmacy, a member of the Ghana Pharmacy and Poison Board, and a member of the Technical Committee for Drugs Standards.[1]

Personal life

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Addae was a Christian, and married with seven children; two sons and five daughters. His hobbies included reading and gardening.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70.
  2. ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  3. ^ Danquah, Moses (1969). The Birth of the Second Republic. Editorial and Publishing Services.