William Atia Amoro

William Atia Amoro
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Bongo[1]
In office
1954–1966
Preceded byNew
Succeeded byAzabiri Ayamga
Personal details
Born
William Atia Amoro

1929
Bongo, Gold Coast
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyConvention People's Party

William Atia Amoro was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Bongo constituency from 1954 to 1966.[2] While in parliament he served as parliamentary secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Interior.

Early life and education

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Amoro was born in 1929 at Bongo in the Upper East Region of Ghana ( then Gold Coast). He was educated at the Tamale Government School and the Tamale Teacher Training College.[3]

Career and politics

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Amoro took up a teaching appointment in 1951 at the Nangodi Day School.[3] He remained in the teaching profession until 1954 when he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly representing the Bongo electoral area.[4] He was re-elected in 1956 and remained the member of parliament for Bongo in the subsequent years until 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.[5] In November 1957 he was appointed parliamentary secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Education and in July 1959 he became parliamentary secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Interior.[3][6][7][8] He served in this capacity until 1961.

Personal life

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Amoro's hobbies included playing table tennis, listening to music and flower gardening.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ghana Year Book". Daily Graphic. 1966. p. 22.
  2. ^ "Debates, Part 1". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1956: 931. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ a b c "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1961: 188. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Debates, Issue 2". Gold Coast Legislative Assembly. 1954: 287. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". James Clarke. 1965: 82. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ a b "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1961: 188. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "International Yearbook of Education". Unesco. 1960: 480. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Ghana National Assembly. 1961: xv. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)