| Charles de Graft-Dickson | |
| Office1: | Minister for Defence |
| Term Start1: | 1960 |
| Term End1: | 1961 |
| President1: | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Predecessor1: | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Successor1: | Kofi Baako |
| Office2: | Ashanti Regional Minister |
| Term Start2: | 1957 |
| Term End2: | 1960 |
| President2: | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Predecessor2: | New |
| Successor2: | R. O. Amoako-Atta |
| Office3: | Member of Parliament for Ashanti-Akim[1] |
| Term Start3: | 1956 |
| Term End3: | 1965 |
| President3: | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Predecessor3: | new |
| Successor3: | Serwaa Annin |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1913 |
| Birth Name: | Charles de Graft-Dickson |
| Citizenship: | Ghanaian |
| Alma Mater: | Achimota School |
Charles de Graft-Dickson (1913–1997) was a Ghanaian educationist and a politician. He served as a minister of State and a member of parliament in the first republic. Prior to politics, he was the chairman of Asante Kotoko S.C.
Charles de Graft-Dickson was born on 14 November 1913 to Charles Hebert Dickson at Konongo Odumase in the Ashanti Region.His early education begun at St. Peter's Primary School in Kumasi he later proceeded to Prince of Wales College now Achimota School where he obtained his secondary education.[2]
Charles begun teaching at St. Mary's School at Konongo from 1934 to 1937. He spent the next six years working at the Konongo mines. He later joined C. F. A. O. and became its employee president in 1944.[2] In 1949 he was appointed chairman of Asante Kotoko S.C. and served in that capacity until 1953.[3] He was a member of a two-man delegation sent to Puerto Rico for the inaugural ceremony of President Luis Muñoz Marín. On 23 July 1956 he was appointed ministerial secretary (deputy minister) to the Ministry of Education.[4] [5] In 1957 he was elevated to the post of Regional Commissioner (Regional Minister) of the Ashanti Region.[2] In 1960 he was appointed Minister for Defence. He served in this position until 1961.[6]
De Graft-Dickson's hobbies included gardening and motoring.[2] He died on 19 November 1997.[7]