Jatoe Kaleo (1928–1998) was a Ghanaian traditional ruler, politician and founding member of the Northern Peoples Party.
Early life and education
Jatoe Kaleo was born in July 1928 at Kaleo a Village in the
Nadowli District
Nadowli District is a former district that was located in Upper West Region, Ghana. Originally created as an ordinary district assembly in 1988. However on 28 June 2012, it was split off into two new districts: Nadowli-Kaleo District (capital: Nad ...
of the
Upper West Region
The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest se ...
of
Ghana
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. He was educated at the Native Authority Primary Boarding School, at
Wa in the
Upper West Region
The Upper West Region of Ghana is located in the north-western corner of Ghana and is bordered by Upper East region to the east, Northern region to the south, and Burkina Faso to the west and north. The Upper West regional capital and largest se ...
of Ghana from 1935 to 1941. He continued his education in 1942 at Tamale Government Middle Boarding School where he completed in 1945.
Career
In 1946 he was appointed Assistant Treasurer of the
Wa Native Authority.
He resigned from the Native Authority Administration in Wa, and proceeded to the Tamale Government Teacher Training College for the teachers certificate B course.
He qualified in 1948 and went back to the Kaleo Day Primary as its substantive Head Teacher. He went back to the Tamale Government Teacher's Training College, and qualified in 1952, as a Certificate 'A' Teacher. He was appointed the Head Teacher of Naro Primary School in 1953 but in 1954 he resigned from the Teaching service and entered politics.
Politics
He was elected member of Wala district council in 1953 and became chairman of the council in 1954. In 1956 he was elected member of the national assembly for Wala North. He served as a member of parliament until 1966 when parliament was dissolved due to a coup d'état. He served as a member of the electoral commission as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Graphic Corporation during the NLC era of
Lt. Gen A. A. Afrifa. In 1969 he was elected member of parliament for Nadawli constituency and also appointed Minister of Labour Social Welfare and Co-operatives until 1971.
He was Minister of transport and communication from 1971 to 1972. After
General I. K. Acheampong's coup d'état on 13 January 1972 he went back to Kaleo village, where he was a chief, as well as an opinion leader. He was appointed chairman of the Ghana Prisons' Council in 1985.
Death
He died on 6 June 1998 and was buried in his hometown; Kaleo.
See also
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Minister for Communications (Ghana)
Although the first minister was responsible for Communications, the designation has changed over the years. The position became combined with that of Transport for many years. Over the past decade, they have remained as separate ministries, each ...
*
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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References
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1928 births
1998 deaths
Ghanaian MPs 1954–1956
Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972
Progress Party (Ghana) politicians
People from Upper East Region