Saki Scheck | |
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Member of the
Ghana Parliament for Takoradi | |
In office 1969–1972 | |
Preceded by | Kwesi Armah |
Succeeded by | William N. Gram |
Personal details | |
Born | Western Region, Ghana | 15 October 1925
Died | 8 September 2001 London, England | (aged 75)
Citizenship | Ghana |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Saki Scheck (15 October 1925 – 8 September 2001) was a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Takoradi Constituency under the membership of the Progress Party. [1]
Scheck was born 15 October 1925 in the Western Region of Ghana. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws from University of Oxford and he also attended the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva. [1]
Scheck worked as a journalist and a private legal practitioner prior to entering parliament. He was a member of the first parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana representing the Takoradi Constituency on the ticket of the Progress Party (PP). [1] [2] He was elected during the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was sworn into office on 1 October 1969. He remained a member of parliament from 1969 until parliament was suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972. [3]
Scheck was a Christian. [1] He married Laura Amorin at Sekondi, St Paul Catholic Church in 1963. Together they had six children.
Scheck died in London on 8 September 2001, at the age of 75. [4] [5]