John Bogolo Erzuah (1914– 1979) was a Ghanaian diplomat, politician and teacher. He served as a minister of state in 1956, and also represented Ghana in various foreign missions from 1957 to 1966.

Early life and education

Erzuah was born in 1914 at Takinta a town in the Western Region of Ghana. He was trained as a teacher at St. Augustine's College,

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and passed his intermediate bachelors.

Career

Erzuah joined the St. Augustine's College staff after training as a teacher, and he became headmaster of Ghana College, Esiama, Western region. In 1951, he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly for Ankobra. That same year he was appointed ministerial secretary to the

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. He was chairman of the Erzuah committee that was established to review the salaries and service conditions of non government teachers. In 1952, he was a member of the Ghana delegates in the African Education Conference held at

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. He was re-elected as a member of the legislative assembly in 1956 and that same year he was promoted to

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. In July 1956, he became a minister without portfolio for the Ministry of External Affairs. Erzuah was appointed Ghana's high commissioner to

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in 1957. He served in this capacity for two years. In 1959 he was made Ghana's high commissioner to

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. He served in this capacity until 1960. In 1962 he served as Ghana's ambassador to

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and in 1964 he became Ghana's ambassador to the

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until 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown by the NLC.

Personal life

In 1979, it was noted that Erzuah had recently died.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Erzuah, John 1914 births 1970s deaths Ghanaian MPs 1951–1954 Ghanaian MPs 1954–1956 Ghanaian MPs 1956–1965 Ambassadors of Ghana to Egypt Ambassadors of Ghana to Ivory Coast Ambassadors of Ghana to France High commissioners of Ghana to India St. Augustine's College (Cape Coast) alumni

Early life and education

Career

Personal life

See also

References