Lawrence Rosario Abavana information

Lawrence Abavana
Lawrence Abavana
Member of the Ghana Parliament; for Navrongo
	In office; 1965–1966
Preceded by	New
Succeeded by	Joseph Evarisi Seyire
Member of the Ghana Parliament; for Kassena-Nankana South
	In office; 1951–1965
Preceded by	New
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Minister for Mines and Mineral Resources
	In office; February 1965 – June 1965
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
; Minister for Interior
	In office; May 1964 – February 1965
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded by	Kwaku Boateng
	In office; June 1965 – February 1966
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Succeeded by	John Willie Kofi Harlley
Minister for Information and Broadcasting
	In office; September 1962 – October 1963
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Minister for Trade
	In office; May 1961 – August 1961
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded by	Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka
Succeeded by	Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka (ministry was merged with the Ministry of Finance)
; Minister for Health
	In office; July 1960 – May 1961
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Succeeded by	Komla Agbeli Gbedemah
	In office; October 1963 – January 1964
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Commissioner of Northern Ghana
	In office; 4 November 1957 – July 1960
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
; Minister for Agriculture
	In office; 1957 – 4 November 1957
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
	In office; October 1961 – September 1962
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded by	Kojo Botsio
Succeeded by	Krobo Edusei
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Rosario Abavana; 1920; Navrongo, Gold Coast
Died	29 May 2004 (aged 83–84)
Citizenship	Ghanaian
Alma mater	Achimota College

Lawrence Rosario Abavana (1920 – 29 May 2004) was a Ghanaian politician^[1] 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.^[2] He was a member of the Convention People's Party (CPP).^[3]

^ Assembly, Gold Coast Legislative (1956). "Debates".
^ Ghanaweb,"State burial for Abavana on July 3 at Navrongo", Ghanaweb.com, 23 June 2004.
^ Packham, Eric S. (2001). "Africa in War and Peace". Nova Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56072-939-6.

[:0-1] Assembly, Gold Coast Legislative (1956). "Debates".

[LAWRENCE_ROSARIO_ABAVANA-2] Ghanaweb,"State burial for Abavana on July 3 at Navrongo", Ghanaweb.com, 23 June 2004.

[3] Packham, Eric S. (2001). "Africa in War and Peace". Nova Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56072-939-6.

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Lawrence Abavana


Member of the Ghana Parliament for Navrongo
In office 1965–1966
Preceded by	New
Succeeded by	Joseph Evarisi Seyire
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Kassena-Nankana South
In office 1951–1965
Preceded by	New
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Minister for Mines and Mineral Resources
In office February 1965 – June 1965
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Minister for Interior
In office May 1964 – February 1965
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded by	Kwaku Boateng
In office June 1965 – February 1966
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Succeeded by	John Willie Kofi Harlley
Minister for Information and Broadcasting
In office September 1962 – October 1963
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Minister for Trade
In office May 1961 – August 1961
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded by	Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka
Succeeded by	Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka (ministry was merged with the Ministry of Finance)
Minister for Health
In office July 1960 – May 1961
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Succeeded by	Komla Agbeli Gbedemah
In office October 1963 – January 1964
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Commissioner of Northern Ghana
In office 4 November 1957 – July 1960
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Minister for Agriculture
In office 1957 – 4 November 1957
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
In office October 1961 – September 1962
President	Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded by	Kojo Botsio
Succeeded by	Krobo Edusei

Personal details
Born	Lawrence Rosario Abavana 1920 Navrongo, Gold Coast
Died	29 May 2004(2004-05-29) (aged 83–84)
Citizenship	Ghanaian
Alma mater	Achimota College