Imoru Egala
Alhaji Imoru Egala (5 December 1916 – 2 April 1981[1]) was a Ghanaian politician and educationist. He held various positions in government in the Gold Coast and after independence of Ghana. He was the foreign minister of Ghana in the First Republic between 1960 and 1961.[2]
Imoru Egala | |
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Minister for Industries | |
In office 1965 – 24 February 1966 | |
President | Kwame Nkrumah |
Succeeded by | Coup d'état |
Constituency | Tumu |
Minister for Information | |
In office 1962–1965 | |
President | Kwame Nkrumah |
Preceded by | Tawia Adamafio |
Succeeded by | Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck |
Constituency | Tumu |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1960–1961 | |
President | Kwame Nkrumah |
Preceded by | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei |
Succeeded by | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei |
Constituency | Tumu |
Minister for Health | |
In office 1954 – ?? | |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Kwame Nkrumah |
Governor | Charles Arden-Clarke |
Constituency | Tumu |
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Tumu | |
In office 1954–1966 | |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Noble Arden-Clarke |
Prime Minister | Kwame Nkrumah |
Succeeded by | coup d'état |
Parliamentary group | CPP |
Constituency | Tumu |
Personal details | |
Born | Tamale, Ghana | 5 December 1916
Died | 2 April 1981 64) Accra, Ghana | (aged
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | People's National Party |
Other political affiliations | Convention People's Party |
Spouse(s) | Memuna Egala |
Profession | Educationist, Teacher |
Founder of the People's National Party |
Work and Politics
He held various cabinet posts under Dr. Kwame Nkrumah's Convention People's Party government, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Information.
Egala was also a founder of the People's National Party, which won the 1979 presidential and parliamentary elections. He sponsored the candidacy of Dr. Hilla Limann, who became the president of the Third Republic of Ghana,[3] because he was then serving a 12-year ban from public office in Ghana.[4]
Egala died on 2 April 1981 in New York City, United States.[3]
Imoru Egala was married to Hajia Memuna Egala. His daughter, Hajia Ramatu Aliu Mahama, is the wife of a former Vice President of Ghana (2001–09), Alhaji Aliu Mahama.[5]
References
- "Ghana Mourns Egala". Daily Graphic. Ghana Publication Group Ltd. 3 November 2019.
- B. Schemmel. "Foreign ministers E-K:Ghana". Rulers.org. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
- "IMORU EGALA, GHANAIAN POLITICIAN AND FOUNDER OF GOVERNING PARTY". The New York Times. 2 April 1981. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
- Tsikata, Yvonne M. (May 1999). "Aid and Reform in Ghana" (PDF). Aid and Reform in Africa:Country case study papers. World Bank. p. 12. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
The initial choice, Mr. Imoru Egala, who founded the PNP, was under a twelve-year ban from public office dating back to 1969. He was appealing this ban at the time of the election and was hence ineligible to run for president.
- "The Second Lady". Official website of the Office of the President of Ghana. Ghana government. Archived from the original on 9 May 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Ebenezer Ako-Adjei |
Foreign Minister 1960 – 1961 |
Succeeded by Ebenezer Ako-Adjei |
Preceded by Tawia Adamafio |
Minister for Information 1962 – 1965 |
Succeeded by Nathaniel Azarco Welbeck |
Preceded by ? |
Minister for Industries 1965 |
Succeeded by ? |