Martin Kyerematen Explained

Martin Kyerematen
Constituency Mp:Agona[1]
Parliament:Ghana
Predecessor:Constituency split
Successor:Constituency abolished
Term Start:1965
Term End:1966
Constituency Mp1:Agona Kwabre[2]
Parliament1:Ghana
Predecessor1:Victor Owusu
Successor1:Victor Owusu
Term Start1:1961
Term End1:1965
Birth Name:Martin Kyerematen
Birth Place:Gold Coast
Death Place:Agona
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:Convention People's Party
Occupation:Magistrate

Martin Kyerematen was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He became the member of parliament (MP) for the Agona Kwabre constituency in 1961 when the then-MP for the constituency, Victor Owusu, was detained for allegedly plotting a coup to overthrow the then incumbent Nkrumah government.[3] He served in this capacity until 1965 when he became the member of parliament for the Agona constituency. He represented the constituency in parliament from 1965 to 1966.[4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2 . v . Ghana National Assembly . 1965 . Parliamentary Debates.
  2. Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1 . xvi . Ghana National Assembly . 1961 . Parliamentary Debates.
  3. Book: Asamoah, Obed . Obed Asamoah

    . Obed Asamoah . 2014 . The Political History of Ghana (1950–2013): The Experience of a Non-Conformist . 52. 9781496985637 .

  4. West Africa Annual, Issue 8 . James Clarke . 81 . 1965 . West Africa Annual.
  5. Ghana Year Book 1966 . Daily Graphic . 25 . 1966 . Ghana Year Book.
  6. Ghana Year Book . Graphic Corporation . 25 . 1966 . Ghana Year Book.