Solomon Osei-Akoto (3 June 1930 – July 2015) was a Ghanaian politician. He was member of parliament for Birim-Abirem from 1969 to 1972 and also served as ministerial secretary (deputy minister) for transport and communication under the Busia regime.

Early life and education

Osei-Akoto was born on 3 June 1930 at Akoasi in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Osei-Akoto had his early education at Nsawam primary and middle school from 1938 to 1947. He received his teachers' certificate A in 1951 from the Akropong Presbyterian Training College. He continued at Sadler Baptist Secondary School from 1957 to 1961 for his G. C. E. Ordinary and Advanced level certificates. He left for the United States of America in 1961 to study business administration at the

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and received his bachelor's degree in 1964. He had further studies in business administration at the

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where he was awarded his master of business administration degree in Industrial Management.

Career

His teaching career begun 1952 after obtaining his teachers' certificate. He taught at Pekyi-Ashanti Presby middle school until 1956 when he obtained admission to study at the Sadler Baptist Secondary School. In 1967, he gained employment at the State Pharmaceutical Corporation in Accra as its personnel manager. A year later he was elected as the first president of the Association of Business Graduates. He also worked as an Administrative Officer with the Institute of Aquatic Biology,

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Politics

Osei-Akoto was elected as a member of parliament representing the Birim-Abirem constituency on 29 August 1969. That same year he was appointed ministerial secretary(deputy minister) for transport and communications. He served in that capacity together with

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until 1972 when the

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was overthrown.

Personal life and death

Osei-Akoto married Janet Osei-Akoto in January 1952. Together they had six children. His hobbies included football, hockey, swimming and debates. He was a Christian. Solomon Osei-Akoto died in July 2015, at the age of 85.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Osei-Akoto, Solomon 1930 births 2015 deaths Akan people Ghanaian MPs 1969–1972 Kentucky State University alumni Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni University of Pennsylvania alumni Progress Party (Ghana) politicians 20th-century Ghanaian politicians Ghanaian educators Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong alumni Kumasi Academy alumni

Early life and education

Career

Politics

Personal life and death

See also

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