Saki Scheck

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]

Saki Scheck
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Takoradi
In office 1969–1972
Preceded by	Kwesi Armah
Succeeded by	William N. Gram
Personal details
Born	(1925-10-15)15 October 1925 Western Region, Ghana
Died	8 September 2001(2001-09-08) (aged 75) London, England
Citizenship	Ghana
Alma mater	University of Oxford Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Occupation	Lawyer

Early life and education

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]

Career and politics

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]

Personal life and death

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]

See also

• Busia government
• List of MPs elected in the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election