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Theodore Obo Asare Jr. (1926 - 1994) was a
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politician in first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Akan Bowiri constituency from 1965 to 1966. Prior to entering parliament he was the chairman of the
Ghana Commercial Bank GCB Bank Limited formally known as ''Ghana Commercial Bank'' is the largest bank in Ghana in terms of total operating assets and share of industry deposits, with 14.2% of total industry deposits. In August 2017, the Bank of Ghana, the nation's cen ...
.


Early life and education

Asare was born on 19 November 1926 at
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, a town in the
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of
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. He had his early education at the Presbyterian Mission School,
Worawora Worawora is a town in the Oti Region of Ghana 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 ...
from 1935 to 1943. He then proceeded to the Presbyterian Secondary School (now
Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School , country = Ghana , region = Greater-Accra , location = Legon , coordinates = , type = Public high school , religious_affiliation = Presbyterian Church ...
) at
Odumase Krobo Krobo Odumase is a town and capital of Lower Manya Krobo Municipal District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School was formerly located here. Prominent sites The town is a proposed site for the construction of ...
from 1944 to 1946. He entered Lincoln University in 1946 to pursue a bachelor's degree program and graduated in 1950. He obtained his master's degree in economics from Clarke University in 1952 and his doctorate degree from the
London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...
in 1955.


Career and politics

Asare begun his career as a civil servant in 1953 and in 1954 he earned a United Nations Fellowship Scholarship to pursue a doctorate program at the
London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public university, public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London. Founded in 1895 by Fabian Society members Sidn ...
. In 1957, he joined the
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and a year later he was appointed Principal of the Economics section of the bank. In 1960 he moved to the
Ghana Commercial Bank GCB Bank Limited formally known as ''Ghana Commercial Bank'' is the largest bank in Ghana in terms of total operating assets and share of industry deposits, with 14.2% of total industry deposits. In August 2017, the Bank of Ghana, the nation's cen ...
and was appointed Deputy managing director. In September that same year he was appointed chairman and managing director of the bank. In June 1965 he became the member of parliament for the Akan Bowiri constituency. He served in that capacity until February 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.


Personal life

His hobbies included stamp collecting and coin collecting. Asare died in 1994, aged 68.Theodore Asare - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage
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See also

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List of MPs elected in the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election This is a list of members of parliament appointed to represent the various constituencies of Ghana in 1965. Composition In 1964 a constitutional amendment was passed by the CPP majority in parliament to make the country a One-party state. All mem ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Asare, Theodore Obo Jr 1926 births 1994 deaths Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966 Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians 20th-century Ghanaian politicians Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School alumni Lincoln University (Pennsylvania) alumni Clarke University alumni Alumni of the London School of Economics