Theodore Obo Asare Jnr

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Theodore Obo Asare Jr.
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Akan Bowiri
In office
1965–1966

Theodore Obo Asare Jr. (1926 - 1994) was a Ghanaian politician in first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Akan Bowiri constituency from 1965 to 1966. [1] Prior to entering parliament he was the chairman of the Ghana Commercial Bank.

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Early life and education

Asare was born on 19 November 1926 at Worawora, a town in the Oti Region of Ghana. He had his early education at the Presbyterian Mission School, Worawora from 1935 to 1943. [2] He then proceeded to the Presbyterian Secondary School (now Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School) at Odumase Krobo from 1944 to 1946. He entered Lincoln University in 1946 to pursue a bachelor's degree program and graduated in 1950. He obtained his master's degree in economics from Clarke University in 1952 and his doctorate degree from the London School of Economics in 1955. [3]

Career and politics

Asare begun his career as a civil servant in 1953 and in 1954 he earned a United Nations Fellowship Scholarship to pursue a doctorate program at the London School of Economics. [3] In 1957, he joined the Bank of Ghana and a year later he was appointed Principal of the Economics section of the bank. [4] In 1960 he moved to the Ghana Commercial Bank and was appointed Deputy managing director. [4] In September that same year he was appointed chairman and managing director of the bank. [4] In June 1965 he became the member of parliament for the Akan Bowiri constituency. [5] He served in that capacity until February 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.

Personal life

His hobbies included stamp collecting and coin collecting. [4] Asare died in 1994, aged 68. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: iii and 8. 1965.
  2. ↑ "Ghana Year Book 1964". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 76. 1964.
  3. 1 2 "Ghana Year Book 1964". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 77. 1964.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Ghana Year Book 1964". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 77. 1964.
  5. ↑ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". West Africa Annual. James Clarke: 80. 1965.
  6. ↑ Theodore Asare - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage
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