Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes

Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes (born 4 September 1939) was the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana between 2005 and 2009.[1]

The Right Honourable
Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes
Speaker of the
Parliament of Ghana
(3rd Speaker of the Fourth Republic)
In office
7 January 2005 – 7 January 2009
Preceded byPeter Ala Adjetey
Succeeded byJoyce Bamford-Addo
Personal details
Born (1939-09-04) 4 September 1939
Cape Coast, Ghana
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Children6
OccupationSolicitor / Barrister

Early life

Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes was born on 4 September 1939 at Cape Coast,[2] the capital of the Central Region of Ghana. From 1945 to 1953, he had his basic education at Cape Coast Government Boys School (now the Philip Quaque Boys School), founded c. 1766 by Philip Quaque, the first African to be ordained an Anglican vicar.[3] His secondary education was at Adisadel College between 1954 and 1960. In 1961 he gained admission to the University of Ghana, Legon, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1964.[4] He then attended the Ghana School of Law, graduating with an LLB in 1966.[2]

Career

Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes was admitted to the Ghana Bar as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana in 1966. He was in private legal practice in Accra and Takoradi in the Western Region from October 1966.[4] He was appointed notary public by the Chief Justice of Ghana in 1974.[2] He rose to the level of Senior Advocate in 1990. Sekyi-Hughes was the President of the Western Region Branch of the Ghana Bar Association from 1977 to 1981. He was also a member of the Judicial Council of Ghana during the same period.[4] Sekyi-Hughes was elected by the chiefs and people of the Western Region to the Council of State of Ghana in 2001.[2] Although he lost elections as the first National Vice-Chairman in the late 1990s, he remained loyal to the party until he was re-elected to the National Council of Elders and subsequently appointed as the Speaker of Parliament during the NPP Administration.

Family

Sekyi-Hughes is married with six children.[4]

References
  1. "Bamford-Addo is speaker of parliament". MyJoyOnline. 2009-01-06. Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  2. "Rt. Hon. Ebenezer Sekyi Hughes". Official website of the Parliament of Ghana. Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  3. "Philip Quaque School carries history of Ghana's education". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  4. "Speaker of Parliament:Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi-Hughes". Ghana Famous People. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
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