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Yaw Konadu (born 25 August 1926) was a Ghanaian politician. He was a member for parliament for the Afigya-Kwabre constituency from 1965 to 1966.


Early life and education

Konadu was born on 25 August 1926 at Buaman-Ashanti in the
Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
. He obtained his Standard 7 certificate in 1942 and continued at Commercial College from 1943 to 1945.


Career and politics

Konadu begun as an Office and Store Assistant at U. A. C. from 1946 to 1948. In 1949 he joined SCOA as a storekeeper until 1953. From 1954 to 1957, he was a private businessman based in
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. He joined the
Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
al branch of AUC once more in 1957 as a Supervisor of wholesale trading. He worked in this capacity until 1963. Kunadu became chairman of the Kumasi North Local Council from 1961 to 1963. He was elected member of parliament for the Afigya-Kwabre constituency from June 1965 until the
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was overthrown in February 1966.


Personal life

His hobbies included; political discussions and football.


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:Konadu, Yaw 1926 births Possibly living people Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966 Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians 20th-century Ghanaian politicians