Hanson Matthew (24 July 1925 – 8 October 2000) is a

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politician and a member of the 1st parliament of the 2nd republic of Ghana, representing Ahafo Ano Constituency as a member of the Progress Party.

Early life and education

He was born on 24 July 1925 at Asokore in the Eastern Region of

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(then

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). He had his secondary education at

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and proceeded to Wesley College where he obtained his Teachers' Training Certificate.

Career

Adjei-Sarpong was a teacher by profession and a farmer. He was a member of the Ashant Regional Education Committee and owned a yam farm near

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in the then Brong Ahafo Region. He also served as the president of the Ahafo-Ano Cooperative Union from 1968 until his election into parliament.

Politics

Adjei-Sarpong entered parliament in 1969, after winning the Ahafo-Ano parliamentary seat during the 1969 parliamentary election on the ticket of the Progress Party (PP). During the election, he polled 11,959 votes against George K. Annin-Adjei of the

National Alliance of Liberals The National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) was a political party in Ghana during the Second Republic (1969–1972). The party was formed after the ban on party politics was lifted in May 1969 and was dissolved along with all other political part ...

(NAL) who polled 2,268 votes. After being pronounced winner at the

1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 August 1969, the first since the 1966 coup by the National Liberation Council which toppled the Nkrumah government. Voters elected the new 140-seat Parliament. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the leader of the ...

held on 26 August 1969, he was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adjei-Sarpong, Hanson Matthew Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972 Progress Party (Ghana) politicians Ghanaian farmers Ghanaian educators Politicians from Ashanti Region 1925 births 2000 deaths