Simon Diedong Dombo
Duori Naa Simon Diedong Dombo | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Jirapa/Lambussie District | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| Minister for Interior | |
| In office 1969–1971 | |
| President | Edward Akufo-Addo |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Preceded by | John Willie Kofi Harlley |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade |
| Minister for Health | |
| President | Edward Akufo-Addo |
| Prime Minister | Kofi Abrefa Busia |
| Preceded by | Gibson Dokyi Ampaw |
| Duori Naa | |
| In office 17 April 1949 – 19 March 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1925 |
| Died | 19 March 1998 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | Northern People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | United Party Progress Party |
Simon Diedong Dombo (1925–1998) was a Ghanaian politician, teacher and chief. He was a Member of Parliament that represented Jirapa-Lambussie District in the first Parliament of the first and second Republic of Ghana.
Early life and education[edit]
Simon was born in 1925. He attended Government Teacher Training College Tamale where he obtained his Teachers' Training Certificate.[citation needed]
Career[edit]
As the Douri-Na,[1][2] he was reputed to be the first educated chieftain in the Upper Region of Ghana.[3] He was one of the founders of the Northern People's Party. This later merged with the United Party.
Politics[edit]
During the Second Republic, he was also a member of the first parliament under the membership of the ruling Progress Party. He was elected in the 1969 Ghanaian general elections.[4] He was Minister for Health and then Minister for Interior[2][5] in the Busia government.
He was banned from holding elected office by the Supreme Military Council prior to the 1979 elections.[6] S. D. Dombo was among the early educated chieftains.
Personal life[edit]
He was a Catholic Christian and he had more than 30 children.[7] He died on 19 March 1998.
See also[edit]
- Busia government
- List of MPs elected in the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election
- Minister for Health (Ghana)
- Minister for the Interior (Ghana)
References[edit]
- ^ "NPP Has No Business Being Broke!". Editorial comment. ModernGhana. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
- ^ a b Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Accra: Ghana Publishing Corporation, 1970. 1970.
- ^ Kesse-Adu, Kwame (1971). The Politics of Political Detention. Accra: Ghana Publishing Corporation, 1971. p. 11.
- ^ Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1. Accra: Ghana. National Assembly. 1969.
- ^ Ghana Year Book. Accra: Daily Graphic, 1971. 1971.
- ^ "ELECTIONS AND PUBLIC OFFICES DISQUALIFICATION (DISQUALIFIED PERSONS) DECREE, 1978 (SMCD 216)". SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL DECREE. Supreme Military Council. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ "The Late Chief of Duori C.S.Y.Dombo". Bonse. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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