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Andrews Kwabla Puplampu (1919-1984) was a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and educationist. He was the member of parliament for the Ada constituency from 1956 to 1966. From 1960 to 1965 he doubled as the deputy minister of Foreign Affairs and from 1965 to 1966 he was the Minister for Lands. Prior to entering politics, he was a lawyer.

Early life and education

Puplampu was born on 11 November 1919 in the Gold Coast. He had his secondary education at the Presbyterian Secondary School at Krobo Odumase (now Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School, Legon).

Career

In 1944, Puplampu became a teacher for the Presbyterian Primary School at Big Ada. Later that year, he joined the teaching staff of the Royal Collegiate School in Accra. In April 1945 he became a second division clerk in the civil service but resigned in December 1950. He left for the United Kingdom in 1951 to study law and returned in 1954 to practise as a barrister and solicitor in Accra.

Politics

Puplampu entered parliament in July 1956 to represent the Ada constituency on the ticket of the Convention People's Party. He remained in parliament until February 1966. While in parliament, he was appointed deputy minister for Foreign Affairs. He served in this capacity from 1 July 1960 to 1 February 1965 when he was appointed Minister for Lands. He remained in this post until 24 February 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.

Death

He died on 3 November 1984.

See also

• List of MLAs elected in the 1956 Gold Coast legislative election
• List of MPs elected in the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election

References

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2. "Telephone Directory". Google Books. National government publication: 77. 1986.
3. ^ "West Africa Annual, Issue 8". Google Books. James Clarke: 77–79. 1965.
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5. ^ Report of the Jiagge Commission Appointed Under the Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1964 (Act 250) and N.L.C. (Investigation And Forfeiture of Assets) Decree 1966 (N.L.C.D. 72) to Enquire into the Assets of Specified Persons, Volume 2 (Report). Ministry if Information. 1969. p. 25.
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7. ^ Report of the Jiagge Commission Appointed Under the Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1964 (Act 250) and N.L.C. (Investigation And Forfeiture of Assets) Decree 1966 (N.L.C.D. 72) to Enquire into the Assets of Specified Persons, Volume 2 (Report). Ministry if Information. 1969. p. 25.
8. Report of the Jiagge Commission Appointed Under the Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1964 (Act 250) and N.L.C. (Investigation And Forfeiture of Assets) Decree 1966 (N.L.C.D. 72) to Enquire into the Assets of Specified Persons, Volume 2 (Report). Ministry if Information. 1969. p. 25.
9. "Ghana Commercial and Industrial Bulletin". Google Books. Ghana Publishing Corporation: 1948 and 2191. 1970.
10. Report of the Jiagge Commission Appointed Under the Commissions of Enquiry Act, 1964 (Act 250) and N.L.C. (Investigation Adn Forfeiture of Assets) Decree 1966 (N.L.C.D. 72) to Enquire into the Assets of Specified Persons, Volume 2 (Report). Ministry if Information. 1969. p. 25.
11. ^ "Debates, Part 1". Google Books. Gold Coast Legislative Assembly: 3, 169 and 259. 1956.
12. "Ghana Today, Volume 5". Google Books Online. Information Section, Ghana Office: 3. 1961.
13. United Nations. General Assembly (1964). "Official Report". Google Books Online. Geneva : United Nations: xxiv.
14. "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: ii. 1965.
15. "Andrews Kwabla Puplampu". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

• 1919 births
• 1984 deaths
• Ghanaian MPs 1965–1966
• Ghanaian MPs 1956–1965
• Convention People's Party (Ghana) politicians
• Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School alumni
• 20th-century Ghanaian lawyers
• Ghanaian expatriates in the United Kingdom