Joseph Esilifie Hagan was a

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politician. He served as a regional commissioner for the Western Region, the Central Region and the Eastern Region. He also served as a member of parliament for the Abura-Asebu constituency and later the Abura constituency.

Early life and education

Hagan was born in 1912. He had his early education at Nyakrom Methodist School and continued at St. Nicholas Grammar School (now Adisadel College),

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Career and politics

After his secondary school education, Hagan was employed as a storekeeper by the Union Trading Company (U.T.C.) from 1937 to 1950. Hagan joined the Cape Coast Town Council and became a foundation member of the

Convention People's Party The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a Socialism, socialist political party in Ghana based on the ideas of the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah. The CPP was formed in June 1949 after Nkrumah broke away from the United Gold Coast Conven ...

in 1949. In 1951 he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly. As a member of the Legislative Assembly, he was the Assistant Government Whip. He was re-elected in 1954 and in 1956. That same year (1956), he was appointed ministerial secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Local Government. In 1957, he was appointed Regional Commissioner (Regional Minister) for the Western Region he served in that capacity until 1960 when he was appointed Regional Commissioner for the Central Region. In 1965 he was appointed Regional Commissioner for the Eastern Region he remained in this position until 1966 when the

Nkrumah government Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial r ...

was overthrown.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hagan, Joseph Essilfie 1912 births Year of death missing Date of death unknown Ghanaian MPs 1951–1954 Ghanaian MPs 1954–1956 Ghanaian MPs 1956–1965 Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966 Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians 20th-century Ghanaian politicians Alumni of Adisadel College