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Ghanaian politician

HonourableS. K. Riley-Poku
Minister for Defence
In office
1979 – 31 December 1981
PresidentHilla Limann
Vice PresidentJ. W. S. de Graft-Johnson
Succeeded byNaa Polku Konkuu Chiiri
Personal details
Political partyPeople's National Party
ProfessionLawyer

S. K. Riley-Poku is a Ghanaian lawyer, educationist and politician. He was the Minister for Defence of Ghana between 1979 and 1981.

Constituent assembly

Riley-Poku represented the Amansie District Council of the Ashanti Region in the Constituent Assembly which drafted the 1979 Ghana constitution prior to the 1979 Ghanaian general election.

Role in government

Riley-Poku was a member of the People's National Party and was appointed by Hilla Limann as the Minister for Defence in his government in 1979. He remained in this position until December 1981 when the government was overthrown in a coup d'état. Following his time in government, he continued practising as a lawyer.

Other roles

Prior to being in politics, Riley-Poku served as the headmaster of Sekondi College between 1966 and 1969. He later practised as a lawyer and was a member of the Ghana Bar Association. During this time, he was also a member of the board of the Volta River Authority.

References

  1. "President Can Be Prosecuted". Ghana News (Special Edition). 8 (3). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 3. March 1979. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. "Parliament Approves Appointment Of Ministers And Deputies". Ghana News. 8 (10). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 7. November 1979. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  3. Accorley, Lee (21 January 1981). Twum, Nana Addo (ed.). "Lets Have Peace For Success of Democratic Experiment". Daily Graphic. No. 9403. Accra: Graphic Communications Group. p. 1. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. Clegg, Sam, ed. (28 April 1992). "Ghana Bar Association". Daily Graphic (12882). Accra: Graphic Communications Group: 13. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  5. "Past Headmasters". www.sekondicollege.org. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  6. "GHANA BAR ASSOCIATION REGISTER OF LEGAL PRACTITIONERS, 1976" (PDF). Ghana Gazette (42). Accra: GHANA PUBLISHING CORPORATION (PRINTING DIVISION).: 595 27 August 1976. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. Volta River Authority | 14th Annual Report And Accounts 1975 (PDF). Volta River Authority. December 1975. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

See also

Political offices
Preceded byMilitary rule Minister for Defence
1979 – 1981 		Succeeded byNaa Polku Konkuu Chiiri
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