Edward Kojo Duncan-Williams | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Adaagya | |
| In office June 1965 –February 1966 | |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Kojo Duncan-Williams 24 May 1910 Akumadan,Ashanti Region,Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Convention People's Party |
| Alma mater | Mfantsipim School |
Edward Kojo Duncan-Williams was a Ghanaian politician. He was a member for parliament for the Adaagya constituency from 1965 to 1966, [1] he was also one of the earliest District Commissioners to be appointed in Kumasi.
Duncan-Williams was born on 24 May 1910 at Akumadan in the Ashanti Region. [2] He had his early education at Government Boys' Primary School in Kumasi and Atuabo in the Eastern Nzima Traditional Area of the Western Region,and his secondary education at Mfantsipim School,Cape Coast. [2]
Duncan-Williams was the Assistant Secretary of the Farmers' Association (later named the Cocoa Purchasing Company) in 1952. [3] He was later appointed Supervisor for the Atwima/Nwabiagya district with the headquarters at Abuakwa. [3] He was transferred to Sunyani and made Provisional District Manager of the Cocoa Purchasing Company. [3]
While in Sunyani,Duncan-Williams was elected vice-chairman for the Brong Ahafo Region branch of the Convention People's Party. [3] In 1959,he was appointed District Commissioner for the Kumasi district by the then president,Dr. Kwame Nkrumah [4] and in 1961 he became the Regional Secretary for the Convention People's Party. [3] In June 1965 he was made member of parliament for the Adaagya constituency. [2] [5] [6] He served in this capacity until the overthrow of the Nkrumah government in February 1966.
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