Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene | |
Constituency Mp: | Tan-Banda |
Parliament: | Ghana |
Predecessor: | New |
Successor: | Constituency abolished |
Term Start: | 1965 |
Term End: | 1966 |
Birth Name: | Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene |
Birth Date: | 11 September 1923 |
Birth Place: | Wenchi, Gold Coast |
Nationality: | Ghanaian |
Party: | Convention People's Party |
Occupation: | Politician |
Profession: | Educationist |
Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene (born 11 September 1923) was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Tan-Banda constituency from 1965 to 1966.[1]
Atuahene was born on 11 September 1923 at Wenchi. He trained as a teacher and qualified with a Teachers' Certificate 'A'.[2]
Atuahene served as the first Asa Youth Association secretary for Wenchi from 1939 to 1950.[2] He served as the organizer and later became the secretary of the United Gold Coast Convention in Wenchi between 1946 and 1949.[3] In 1949, he switched allegiance to the Convention People's Party (CPP) and served as the first constituency chairman for the party in the Wenchi district.[3] He served as a national and regional executive of the party from 1955 to 1960.[3] In 1959, he was appointed camp superintendent of the Workers Brigade in and in 1960 he became the CPP Eastern Regional organiser.[3] In 1963, he was appointed Regional Education secretary for the CPP and in 1965 he became the member of parliament for the Tan-Banda constituency.[4] [5] [6]