Ferdinand K. D. Goka
Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka (1919-2007) was a Ghanaian teacher and politician. He was a Volta Regional minister, and as Ghana's second finance minister during the first republic. He is often credited as the man who changed the name of Trans Volta Togoland to the Volta Region.
Ferdinand K. D. Goka | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Finance | |
| In office 8 May 1961 – 1964 | |
| President | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah |
| Succeeded by | Kwesi Amoako-Atta |
| Minister for Trade | |
| In office 1 July 1960 – 8 May 1961 | |
| President | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Preceded by | Patrick Kwame Kusi Quaidoo |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Rosario Abavana |
| Regional Commissioner for the Volta Region | |
| In office June 1959 – June 1960 | |
| President | Dr. Kwame Nkrumah |
| Succeeded by | Francis Yao Asare |
| Member of Parliament for Adidome | |
| In office 1965 – February 1966 | |
| Member of Parliament for Central Tongu | |
| In office 1956–1965 | |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka 7 November 1919 Mafi Anfoe, Ghana |
| Died | 2007 Mafi Anfoe, Ghana |
| Citizenship | Ghana |
| Alma mater | Akropong Presbyterian Training College |
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