Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi-Hughes
Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi-Hughes (born September 4, 1939 in Cape Coast , Ghana ) is one of the most famous politicians and lawyers of the West African state of Ghana. He currently holds the highest office of the legislative power in Ghana, the office of Speaker of Parliament , in the Ghanaian parliament .
education
Sekyi-Hughes was born in Cape Coast, the capital of the Central Region in Ghana. Here he attended the Cape Coast Government Boys School from 1945 to 1953 and from 1954 to 1960 the Adisadel College , where he graduated from school (West African School Certificates).
Sekyi-Hughes moved to the University of Ghana in Legon, a district of Accra , and began his studies here in 1961. In 1964 he graduated from the university with a Bachelor (Hons.) And moved to the Ghana School of Law , from which he received his LL.B. , a law degree, completed his education. In the Netherlands, Sekyi-Hughes received an award from the Academy of International Court of Justice in The Hague , entitling him to study law.
Career
Sekyi-Hughes was admitted to the Ghana Bar Association as a barrister and solicitor in 1966 and has worked as a lawyer and litigator since then. He became a partner in the law firm Gaisie, Zwenes, Hughes and Co., based in Accra and Takoradi . In addition to his work as a lawyer, Sekyi-Hughes began working as a notary in 1974. He also held important key positions in the Ghanaian Bar Association. He became Chairman of the Western Region Bar Association between 1977 and 1981.
At the same time he was already politically active. Sekyi-Hughes became a member of the Legal Council and the Council of the Bar Association. In 1981 he was a member of the Ghanaian delegation to the Commonwealth Law Conference in Nairobi, Kenya and in 1991 a member of the Ghanaian delegation to the Conference of the African Bar Conference in Nigeria.
As a politician and legal expert, Sekyi-Hughes was appointed a member of the Council of State , an advisory constitutional body of Ghana, in 2001 by the traditional rulers and the people representing the Western Region . Throughout his legal and political career, Sekyi-Hughes has been an advocate for human rights and has stood up for the environment.
On January 7, 2005, Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes became third speaker of the fourth republic in Ghana, succeeding Peter Ala Adjetey in office. Since 1951, Sekyi-Hughes became the ninth person to hold the office of Speaker of Parliament.
family
Sekyi-Huges is married and has six children.
See also
Web links
- Ghanaweb, biography , engl.
- Parliament of Ghana, official site of the speaker , engl.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sekyi-Hughes, Ebenezer Begyina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sekyi-Hughes, Ebenezer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian politician, Speaker of Parliament in Ghana |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Coast |