Lucy Anin
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Ghana |
| Name wey dem give am | Lucy |
| Family name | Anin |
| Ein date of birth | 13 June 1939 |
| Place dem born am | Gold Coast Colony |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | politician, teacher |
| Position ehold | member of parliament, Member of the 2nd Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana, Member of the 1st Parliament of the 1st Republic of Ghana |
| Educate for | Achimota School |
| Political party ein member | Convention People's Party |
| Religion anaa worldview | Christianity |
Lucy Anin (wey dem born am 13 June 1939) be Ghanaian politician. She be member of parliament wey represent Brong Ahafo Region from 1960 go 1965, den member of parliament for Bechem constituency from 1965 go 1966.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Life den politics
[edit | edit source]Anin be one of de first women wey enter Parliament of Ghana insyd 1960 under de Representation of de People (Women Members) Act. She be one of de 10 women wey dem elect dem unopposed on 27 June 1960 under Convention People's Party ein ticket.[9][10][11]
She later turn de youngest member of parliament, as she enter parliament when she be 21 years. For 1965 insyd, she turn member of parliament wey represent Bechem constituency. For 1966, when Nkrumah ein government fall, dem carry am go prison for 8 months time wey she dey pregnant. Today, she dey serve as member for Convention People's Party Council of Elders den she be de only woman among de ten women wey enter Ghana ein first parliament wey still dey alive.[12][13][14]
She be de cousin of jurist den former Supreme Court judge; Patrick Dankwa Anin, den economist den former chief executive officer of de Ghana Commercial Bank; T. E. Anin.[15]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: ii. 1960.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly. 1961.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: xiii. 1962.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 1". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly: ii. 1963.
- ↑ "Ghana Year Book 1961". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: ii. 1961.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Debates; Official Report, Part 2". Parliamentary Debates. Ghana National Assembly. 1965.
- ↑ "Ghana Year Book". Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic: 22. 1966.
- ↑ "Ghana Year Book". Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation: 22. 1966.
- ↑ "Ghana Today, Volumes 3–4". Information Section, Ghana Office. 1959: 10.
- ↑ "Ghana Gazette". National government publication. 1960: 19.
- ↑ Joshua Bediako Koomson,"Anti-Nkrumah agents planting ‘Trojan horses’ in CPP — Lucy Anin", Graphic Online, 12 June 2019.
- ↑ Joshua Bediako Koomson,"Anti-Nkrumah agents planting ‘Trojan horses’ in CPP — Lucy Anin", Graphic Online, 12 June 2019.
- ↑ "Meet Lucy Anin, the female MP who was imprisoned whiles 8 months pregnant". ghanaweb.com. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ "Former Pres. Nkrumah Recalled On Day of His Passing". Los Angeles Sentinel. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ↑ "Politics: Kafui Dey interviews Lucy Anin, former MP in Ghana's First Republic". Kafui Dey. 7 March 2018 – via YouTube.