Henry Satorius Bannerman was a Ghanaian medical practitioner and a politician. He once served as president of the Ghana Medical Association, president of the Commonwealth Medical Association and a member of the executive council of the University of Ghana Medical School. As a politician, he was the national chairman of the United Nationalist Party and served as a member of parliament for the Ashiedu Keteke constituency during the second republic. He together with Alex Hutton-Mills were the only UNP candidates elected into parliament in the 1969 parliamentary election.
Henry Satorious Bannerman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ashiedu Keteke | |
| In office 29 August 1969 – 13 January 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Kwamina Crentsil[1] |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Odoi-Sykes[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1918 Accra, Gold Coast |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | United Nationalist Party[3] |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Medical Doctor |
Early life and education
editBannerman was born on 5 July 1918 in Accra. He was educated at Mfantsipim School and Achimota College all in Ghana. He proceeded to the United Kingdom to study at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a constituent college of the University of London, London, England.[4][5][6][7][8]
Career
editBannerman joined the Gold Coast Boxing Board of Control and became a steward from 1954 to 1957. He joined the Centre for Civil Education in 1967 until 1969 and was a member of the Press Council from 1968 to 1969. That same period (between from 1968 to 1969), he was appointed as a member of the Accra Hospitals Management Committee. He became the president of the Ghana Medical Association from 1970 to 1974 and doubled as president the Commonwealth Medical Association from 1972 to 1974.[9][8]
Politics
editBannerman was a member of the constituent assembly from 1968 to 1969.[10] He was a founding member, chairman and leader of the United Nationalist Party.[11][12][13] In 1969 he was elected as a member and parliament representing the Ashiedu Keteke constituency.[14] In 1970 there was a merger of the various opposition parties to form the Justice Party. He was a founding member and the deputy leader of the party.[15] He remained in parliament until 1972 when parliament was suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government.[8]
Personal life
editBannerman married Mercy Blankson in 1950. Together they had five children; three daughters and two sons. His hobbies were swimming and cinematography.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ghana Year Book". Graphic Corporation. 1966: 24.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana News, Volumes 8–12". Washington, D.C. : Embassy of Ghana. 1979: 5.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The Parliamentarian: Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth, Volume 51". General Council of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 1970: 128.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The Edinburgh University Calendar". University of Edinburgh. 1947: 565.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The International Journal of African Historical Studies". Africana Publishing Company. 1985: 143.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Gazette". National government publication. 1963: 292.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ghana Gazette, issue 8–59". Government printer. 1976: 191.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b c d Africa Year Book and Who's who. Africa Journal Ltd. 1977. p. 1078. ISBN 9780903274050.
- ^ Aidoo, George (13 July 1970). "BANNERMAN PRAISES GOV'T". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Proceedings of the Constituent Assembly". Ghana Constituent Assembly. 1969: 2409.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Apter, D. E. (2015). Ghana in Transition. Princeton University Press. p. 402. ISBN 9781400867028.
- ^ Agyemang, Eddie (28 June 1969). "POLITICAL ROUND UP". Daily Graphic. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Danquah, Moses (1969). The Birth of the Second Republic. p. 25 and 60.
- ^ "Parliamentary debates: official report". Ghana Publications Corporation. 1970: iv.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Asamoah, Obed (2014). The Political History of Ghana (1950–2013): The Experience of a Non-Conformist. p. 208. ISBN 9781496985637.