Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta
| Aaron Eugene Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta | |
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| 4th Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana |
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In office 10 June 1965 – 22 February 1966 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Richard Asiedu |
| Succeeded by | Parliament suspended |
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| Born |
12 December 1912 Kibi, Gold Coast |
| Died | July 1978 (aged 65) Accra, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Relations | Edward Akufo-Addo |
Aaron Eugene Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta (12 December 1912 – July 1978) was a politician and also the fourth Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.
Ofori-Atta was a Minister for Local Government in the Convention People's Party (CPP) government of Kwame Nkrumah in the first government of Ghana. He also served as the Minister for Justice in the same government.
He was later appointed Speaker of Parliament on 10 June 1965 in the First Republic of Ghana. He remained speaker until parliament was suspended by the National Liberation Council, formed after the coup d'état that ended the First Republic. He died at Accra Military Hospital in 1978. Ofori-Atta is the uncle of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a minister in the Fourth Republic of Ghana.
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