Patrick Dankwa Anin
Patrick Dankwa Anin | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Preceded by | John Willie Kofi Harlley |
| Succeeded by | Victor Owusu |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Owusu |
| Succeeded by | Victor Owusu |
| Supreme Court of Ghana Judge | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Appointed by | Edward Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Henry K. Prempeh |
| Succeeded by | Supreme Court replaced by Appeals Court |
| In office 24 October 1980 – July 1982 | |
| Appointed by | Hilla Limann |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1928 |
| Died | 24 October 1999 (aged 71) |
| Party | Progress Party |
Patrick Dankwa Anin (27 July 1928 – 24 October 1999)[1] was a foreign minister of Ghana in the Second Republic.
Anin was the first foreign minister to be appointed in the Progress Party government by Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the Prime Minister of Ghana. He served for a few months and was replaced by Victor Owusu. He was reappointed later the same year and held the position for two years.
Anin served on a five-man Presidential Commission into Bribery and Corruption in 1970.[2]
He also served as a Supreme Court judge from 1980 after having been nominated by President Limann.[3]
Works
- Anin, Patrick Dankwa (1991). "The role of the judiciary in the promotion and protection of human rights : the Gambian experience". African Journal of International and Comparative Law. 3 (4): 771–784.
References
- ↑ Publication, Europe; 63Rd, Ed (1999). The International Who's who 2000. ISBN 9781857430509.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Aryee, Joseph Atsu (2016). "THE ROOTS OF CORRUPTION: THE GHANAIAN ENQUIRY REVISITED" (PDF). www.africaportal.org. Accra, Ghana: The Institute of Economic Affairs, Ghana. p. 27. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ "Judiciary Urged to Ensure Democratic Rule". Ghana News. 9 (10): 6. October 1980. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ B. Schemmel. "Foreign ministers E-K - Ghana". Lists of heads of state of government and ministers of various countries. Rulers.org. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
- ↑ "Ghana" (in Dutch). GroundWet Europa. Retrieved 12 April 2007.
See also
- List of judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana
- Supreme Court of Ghana
- Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ghana)