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Lawrence Rosario Abavana
Ghanaian politician and government minister

Lawrence Rosario Abavana

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Ghanaian politician and government minister
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Navrongo, Ghana
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84 years
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Biography

Lawrence Rosario Abavana was a Ghanaian politician and teacher by profession. He served in various ministerial portfolios in the first republic and also served as a member of the council of state in the third republic.

Early life and education

Lawrence was born in 1920 at Navrongo. He had his early education at the Roman Catholic School in Navrongo. He continued at Achimota College where he was trained as a teacher.

Politics

He was elected as a member of the legislative assembly in 1951 representing Kassena-Nankana South under the ticket of the Convention People's Party (CPP) that same year, he was appointed ministerial secretary to the minister of communication and works. In 1954, he defeated J. E. Seyire of the Northern People's Party by 5,795 to 3,344 to retain his seat as a member of the legislative assembly. He became ministerial secretary to the minister of agriculture that same year. In 1956, he was appointed minister without portfolio. A year later he was given a portfolio – agriculture. As Minister for Agriculture, he led the Ghana delegation to a cocoa conference in September 1957. On 4 November 1957, he was appointed regional commissioner for Northern Ghana (this included the Northern Region the Upper East Region and the Upper West Region), and in July 1960, he was appointed Minister for Health. In May 1961, he was appointed Minister for Trade; as the Minister for Trade he led the Ghana delegation to Dahomey in August, 1961. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture for the second time in October that same year, and in September 1962, he was appointed Minister for Information and Broadcasting. As information minister, he led the Ghana delegation to the Conference of Information Ministers from Commonwealth African Countries, London in July 1963. He served as Minister for Health for a second occasion from October 1963 to January 1964. As minister for Health, he led the Ghana delegation to the Health, Sanitation and Nutrition Conference held in Alexandria, United Arab Republic (UAR) in January 1964. He led another delegation in March 1964 to the World Health Assembly, Geneva. In May 1964, he was appointed Minister for Interior, and in February 1965, Minister for Mines and Mineral Resources. On 11 June 1965, he was reappointed as Minister for Interior. He served in that capacity until the Nkrumah government was overthrown in 1966. He was appointed a member of state in the third republic which lasted from 1979 to 1981.

Personal life

His hobbies included Tennis. He was the president of the Retired Catholic Workers Association from 1992 until his death.

Death

He died at the age of 84 on 29 May 2004. He was buried on 3 July 2004.

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