Charles de Graft Dickson
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PresidentDr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded byDr. Kwame Nkrumah
Succeeded byKofi Baako
PresidentDr. Kwame Nkrumah
Charles de Graft-Dickson | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 1960–1961 | |
| President | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Succeeded by | Kofi Baako |
| Ashanti Regional Minister | |
| In office 1957–1960 | |
| President | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | New |
| Succeeded by | R. O. Amoako-Atta |
| Member of Parliament for Ashanti-Akim[1] | |
| In office 1956–1965 | |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | new |
| Succeeded by | Serwaa Annin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles de Graft-Dickson 14 November 1913 |
| Died | 19 November 1997 (aged 84) |
| Citizenship | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | Achimota School |
Charles de Graft-Dickson (14 November 1913 – 19 November 1997) was a Ghanaian educationist and a politician. He served as a minister of State and a member of parliament in the first republic. Prior to politics, he was the chairman of Asante Kotoko S.C.
Charles de Graft-Dickson was born on 14 November 1913 to Charles Hebert Dickson at Konongo Odumase in the Ashanti Region. His early education begun at St. Peter's Primary School in Kumasi he later proceeded to Prince of Wales College now Achimota School where he obtained his secondary education.[2]