Henry Satorius Bannerman was a
Ghanaian
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medical practitioner and a politician. He once served as president of the
Ghana Medical Association
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) represents physicians, surgeons and dentists working throughout Ghana. It was established in 1958 and is divided into ten divisions representing each region of Ghana as at the end of 2018.
History
The earliest ...
, president of the Commonwealth Medical Association and a member of the executive council of the
University of Ghana Medical School
The University of Ghana Medical School also UGMS is the medical school of Ghana's first public research institution, the University of Ghana. It is currently located at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. The medical school was first plann ...
. As a politician, he was the national chairman of the
United Nationalist Party and served as a member of parliament for the Ashiedu Keteke constituency during the
second republic. He together with Alex Hutton-Mills were the only UNP candidates elected into parliament in the
1969 parliamentary election.
Early life and education
Bannerman was born on 5 July 1918 in
Accra
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. He was educated at
Mfantsipim School
Mfantsipim is an all-boys boarding secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana, established by the Methodist Church in 1876 to foster intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth on the then Gold Coast. Its founding name was Wesleyan High School and ...
and
Achimota College
Achimota School ( /ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ), formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown, is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana. The schoo ...
all in
Ghana
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. He proceeded to the United Kingdom to study at the
University of Edinburgh
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,
Scotland
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and the
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a public research university in Bloomsbury, central London, and a member institution of the University of London that specialises in public health and tropical medicine.
The inst ...
, a constituent college of the
University of London
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, London, England.
Career
Bannerman joined the Gold Coast Boxing Board of Control and became a steward from 1954 to 1957. He joined the Centre for Civil Education in 1967 until 1969 and was a member of the Press Council from 1968 to 1969. That same period (between from 1968 to 1969), he was appointed as a member of the Accra Hospitals Management Committee. He became the president of the
Ghana Medical Association
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) represents physicians, surgeons and dentists working throughout Ghana. It was established in 1958 and is divided into ten divisions representing each region of Ghana as at the end of 2018.
History
The earliest ...
from 1970 to 1974 and doubled as president the Commonwealth Medical Association from 1972 to 1974.
Politics
Bannerman was a member of the constituent assembly from 1968 to 1969. He was a founding member, chairman and leader of the
United Nationalist Party
The United Nationalist Party (UNP) was a political party in Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borde ...
. In 1969 he was elected as a member and parliament representing the Ashiedu Keteke constituency. In 1970 there was a merger of the various opposition parties to form the Justice Party. He was a founding member and the deputy leader of the party.
He remained in parliament until 1972 when parliament was suspended following the overthrow of the
Busia government
This is a listing of the ministers who served in Busia's Progress Party government during the Second Republic of Ghana
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.
Personal life
Bannerman married Mercy Blankson in 1950. Together they had five children; three daughters and two sons. His hobbies were swimming and cinematography.
See also
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Ghana Medical Association
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) represents physicians, surgeons and dentists working throughout Ghana. It was established in 1958 and is divided into ten divisions representing each region of Ghana as at the end of 2018.
History
The earliest ...
*
Busia government
This is a listing of the ministers who served in Busia's Progress Party government during the Second Republic of Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Gu ...
References
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1918 births
Year of death missing
Mfantsipim School alumni
Alumni of Achimota School
Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972
20th-century Ghanaian politicians
People from Accra
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Medical School
Ga-Adangbe people