| Term Start2: | 1969 |
| Constituency Mp: | Agona |
| Parliament: | Ghana |
| Joseph Addison Anyan | |
| President2: | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Term End2: | 1972 |
| Birth Date: | 1 October 1908 |
| Birth Place: | Agona, Upper East Region, Gold Coast |
| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
| Alma Mater: | University of London |
Joseph Addison Anyan was a Ghanaian politician and was a member of the first parliament of the second Republic of Ghana. He represented Agona constituency under the membership of the Progress Party (PP).[1]
Anyan was born on 1 October 1908. He attended Presbyterian Training College and University of London where he obtained his Teachers' Training Certificate, Catechiste Certificate and London University Associate respectively. He worked as a teacher before going into parliament.
Anyan is a Christian and a Teacher.
He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent his constituency in the Central Region of Ghana prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.
He was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969, after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian election held on 26 August 1969 and was later suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972.[2] [3]