Ato Austin Explained

Ato Austin
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Term Start:1988
Term End:1993
Term Start2:1986
Term End2:1988
Successor2:K. Saarah Mensah
Office3:Secretary for Labour and Social Welfare
Term Start3:1983
Term End3:1986
Predecessor3:Adisa Munkaila
Successor3:George Adamu
Term Start4:1982
Term End4:1983
Death Date:1998
Nationality:Ghanaian
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Ato Austin was a Ghanaian politician. He was a member of the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) military government which ruled after the overthrow of the Limann government in December 1981. He held various portfolios in the government led by Jerry Rawlings.

Politics

Ato Austin was the Secretary-General of the Youth Wing of the People's National Party (PNP) before going into government.[1] After the PNDC was formed, Austin was among several student leaders and activists who were given appointments at various levels in Ghana.[2] Austin was initially appointed the Secretary for Information in January 1982.[3] Kwame Karikari, a former Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation which runs GTV disclosed how he lobbied Austin as Secretary for Information and Rawlings leading to the country seeking a grant from Japan for the switch to colour TV transmission in Ghana from 1985.[4]

Following a reshuffle in 1983, Austin was appointed Secretary for Labour and Social Welfare[5] [6] Later in September 1982, he gave assurances that the Public Tribunals created by the PNDC government would not use "unorthodox" measures in their functions.[7]

Austin served as Secretary for Youth and Sports between 1986 and 1988.[8]

He also served as Central Regional secretary under Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings.[9] [10] [11] He is credited to have inspired the creation of walkways for tourism purposes in the region such as the Kakum National Park among others after a visit to Malaysia where he saw canopy walkway.[12] [13]

Awards

Death

Austin died in London in December 1998.[15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Asamoah . Obed Y. . The political history of Ghana (1950-2013) : the experience of a non-conformist . 2014 . Bloomington, IN . 978-1496985620 . 5: From Revolution To Constitutionalism PNDC Era To Fourth Republic.
  2. Web site: Asiedu-Acquah . Emmanuel . May 2015 . "And still the Youth are coming": Youth and popular politics in Ghana, c 1900-1979 . 3 October 2021 . Harvard University . 218 . pdf . Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  3. 1979 . Civilians appointed to fill cabinet posts . Google books . en . Embassy of Ghana . 11 . 1 . 3 . 3 October 2021.
  4. Web site: How Ghana switched to colour TV in 1985 with Japanese grant . GhanaWeb . 3 October 2021 . en . 1 August 2021.
  5. PNDC makes 6 cabinet changes . Ghana News . June 1983 . 12 . 6 . 6 . 3 October 2021 . Embassy of Ghana . Washington DC . en.
  6. Web site: Konings . P . The State and the Defence Committees in the Ghanaian Revolution, 1981-1984 . 3 October 2021 . Leiden University . 279 . pdf.
  7. Web site: 31 January 1992 . Ghana: Revolutionary Injustice . 3 October 2021 . Human Rights Watch . 4 . en.
  8. Web site: LIST OF MINISTERS . 3 October 2021 . Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ghana.
  9. Mensah . James . Clegg . Sam . 'Co-ordinate Efforts At Health Delivery' . People's Daily Graphic . 10 April 1991 . 12557 . Graphic Communications Group . Accra . en.
  10. Web site: Oguaa hosts maiden Osabarimba Royal Awards . GhanaWeb . 3 October 2021 . en . 25 January 2021.
  11. Web site: Remembering a daring deed . Graphic Online . 3 October 2021 . en-gb . 31 May 2018.
  12. Web site: 2 May 2019 . Here is Kenneth Asare, the man who built all the canopy walkways in Ghana . 3 October 2021 . GHSPLASH..
  13. Web site: This Ghanaian is making it possible for people to walk in the 'sky' with his famed canopy walkways . Face2Face Africa . 3 October 2021 . en . 14 October 2019.
  14. Web site: 26 January 2021 . Oguaa Traditional Area honours indigens contributing to . 3 October 2021 . MyJoyonline..
  15. Web site: Ghana: Transitions in 1998(Independent (Accra)) . 3 October 2021 . allafrica..

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