Emmanuel Charles Quist
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| Emmanuel Charles Quist | |
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| In office March 6, 1957 – December, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | New Position |
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| Succeeded by | Augustus M. Akiwumi |
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Speaker of the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly
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| In office March 6, 1951 – March 5, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | New Position |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished on Independence |
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| Died | 1959 |
| Occupation | Barrister |
Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist, Kt. O.B.E. (died 1959) was a barrister and the first Ghanaian Speaker of the Legislative Assembly[1] of the Gold Coast and the first Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.[2]
[edit] Honours
- “The Speakers Conference Hall” at the Parliament House has been named after Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist.[3]
- First Ghanaian President of the Gold Coast Legislative Council
[edit] Notes
- ^ Barrister E.C. Quist O.B.E. becomes First African President of the Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana Legislative Council].
- ^ Rt. Hon. Ebenezer Sekyi Hughes:Speakers of Parliament from 1951 - 2005. Official website of the Parliament of Ghana. Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
- ^ Conference Hall named after Ghana's first Speaker. Ghana government (7 March 2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-18.
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| New title | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Gold Coast 1951 – 1957 |
Parliament of Ghana created at Independence |
| New title | Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana 1957 |
Succeeded by Augustus Molade Akiwumi |
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| 1. http://www.parliament.gh/leadershipdetails.php?id=0003 | ||
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| NAME | Quist, Emmanuel Charles |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Lawyer and First Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana |
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| DATE OF DEATH | 1959 |
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