John Henry Martey Newman

John Henry Martey Newman is a Ghanaian administrator, lawyer and a former Chief of Staff of Ghana. He was appointed by President John Atta Mills in 2009 and served in that capacity even after the death of the president in 2012.[1][2][3]

Hon.
John Henry Martey Newman
Chief of Staff to the President
In office
13 January 2009 – 6 January 2013
PresidentJohn Evans Atta Mills
John Dramani Mahama
Succeeded byProsper Douglas Bani
Personal details
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
OccupationAdministrator
ProfessionLawyer

Early life and education

Newman had his secondary school education from Mfantsipim School and proceeded to the University of Ghana where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and a bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree.[1] Newman also obtained a certificate in Public Administration from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).[1]

Career

Newman is a barrister at law.[1] He worked at the Ministry of Finance of Ghana from 1969 to 1973. From 1975 to 2001 he worked with Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) a government-controlled institution manages cocoa in the Ghana.[1] From 1996 till his retirement in 2001 from the board, he served as its chief executive officer.[1]

Political career

Chief of Staff

On 13 January 2009, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff of Ghana by President John Evans Atta Mills.[3][4] After the demise of his boss the President, John Evans Atta Mills, Newman was the one who broke the news publicly to the world on a live television broadcast of the death of Ghana's president on 24 July 2012.[5][6][7][8][9] He remained in that role after John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as president on 24 July 2012 as he served as president for the remaining months to finish the term of Atta Mills.[10]

Council of state

After President John Dramani Mahama won the elections in December 2012, he served as a member of the transitional team[11] and after he was sworn in in January 2013, Newman handed over his duties to Prosper Douglas Bani as the new chief of staff.[12] He was subsequently appointed by John Dramani Mahama to serve as a member of the Council of State and the chairman of the council.[13][14][15]

Personal life

He is a member of the freemasonry community under the Grand Lodge of Ghana.[16][17]

References
  1. Ghana News Agency (13 January 2009). "President appoints Chief of Staff". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. "Topic - John Henry Martey Newman". washingtontimes.com/. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  3. Myjoyonline (13 January 2009). "Martey Newman is Mills' Chief of Staff". modernghana.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. "Martey Newman is Mills' Chief of Staff - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. 13 January 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. "President Mills is dead". myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. the CNN Wire Staff. "Ghana swears in new president after leader's death". CNN. Retrieved 2021-01-18. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. "Ghana president Atta Mills dies". The Irish Times. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  8. "Ghana President Atta Mills dead at age 68". POLITICO. Associated Press. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  9. "Ghana's President, John Evans Atta Mills, Is Dead". www.nhpr.org. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  10. Dogbevi, Emmanuel (2 August 2012). "Chief of Staff Martey Newman still at post". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  11. Bonsu, Abigail (13 December 2012). "President Mahama inaugurates Transition Team". Graphic Online. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  12. "Mahama Names New Chief Of Staff And Others". News Ghana. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  13. "Benyiwa-Doe, Kanga, Martey Newman, 8 Others Named As Council Of State members". ghanareporters.com. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  14. "Henry Martey Newman, Ama Benyiwa Doe, David Kanga, others appointed to Council of State". ghananewsmedia.com/. 20 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  15. "President appoints Council of State members". www.ghanaweb.com. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  16. "5 popular Freemason members in Ghana". www.ghanaweb.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  17. "Here are prominent Ghanaians who are also freemasons". Pulse Ghana. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.