Daniel Kwasi Avoke Explained

Daniel Kwasi Avoke
Constituency Mp:East Dayi
Parliament:Ghana
Term Start:1969
Term End:1972
Predecessor:Military government
Successor:Parliament dissolved
Birth Date:1933 12, df=yes
Citizenship:Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian
Occupation:Lecturer
Alma Mater: (KNUST)

Daniel Kwasi Avoke is a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing East Dayi Constituency under the membership of the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL).[1] [2] [3]

Education and early life

He was born 1 December 1933 in Volta Region of Ghana. He attended Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana. He also obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from The University of Ghana, Legon.

Politics

He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the National Alliance of Liberals (NAL) to represent East Dayi constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election. He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was later suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972.[4]

Personal life

He is a Christian. He is a Lecturer.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly. 1969. Accra. 176.
  2. Book: Assembly, Ghana National. Parliamentary Debates; Official Report. 1969. en.
  3. Book: Assembly, Ghana National. Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. 1970. Ghana Publishing Corporation. en.
  4. Book: The Faces of Africa: Diversity and Progress: Repression and Struggle. 1972. U.S. Government Printing Office. en.