Kingsley Asiam (1921-1982) was a
Ghanaian
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 borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
politician in
first republic. He was the member of parliament for the
Akwapim South constituency from 1954 to 1965 and the member of parliament for the
Akropong constituency from 1965 to 1966. Prior to entering parliament he was the Intelligence Officer for the Cocoa Purchasing Company.
Early life and education
Asiam was born in 1921. He was educated at the
Accra Methodist School.
Career and politics
Asiam begun as a cocoa contractor prior to joining the
Convention People's Party
The Convention People's Party (CPP) is a 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 Convention (UG ...
in 1949.
In 1951, he became the Eastern Regional Chairman of the party and later, a national executive of the party.
Within that period, he doubled as an Intelligence Officer for the Cocoa Purchasing Company.
In 1954 he was elected to represent the
Akwapim South electoral area in the national assembly (parliament). He was re-elected in 1956 and remained in this position until 1965 when he became the member of parliament for the
Akropong constituency.
He remained in parliament 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 ...
was overthrown.
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1921 births
Ghanaian MPs 1954–1956
Ghanaian MPs 1956–1965
Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966
20th-century Ghanaian politicians
1982 deaths