Nathan Quao

Nathan Anang Quao
MV, OSG
Special Assistant to the President
In office
1993–2001
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Secretary at the PNDC Secretariat
In office
1984–1993
PresidentJerry Rawlings
Chairman, Ghana Education Service Council
In office
1974–?
PresidentI. Kutu Acheampong
Preceded byPosition established
Secretary to the National Redemption Council & Head of the Civil Service
In office
1972–1973
PresidentI. Kutu Acheampong
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byE.M. Debrah
Secretary to the President
In office
1970–1972
PresidentEdward Akufo-Addo
Secretary to the Presidential Commission & Council of State
In office
1970–1970
Secretary to the Executive Council of the National Liberation Council
In office
1969–1970
Deputy Secretary to the National Liberation Council
In office
1967–1969
Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
1966–1967
Personal details
Born(1915-11-21)21 November 1915
Adawso, Gold Coast
Died15 February 2005(2005-02-15) (aged 89)
Accra, Ghana
Relations
Education
Occupation
  • Civil Servant
  • Diplomat
  • Educator

Nathan Anang Quao, MV, OSG (21 November 1915 – 15 February 2005) was a Ghanaian statesman and educationist who served as Secretary (Minister) at the PNDC Secretariat from 1984 to 1993 and Special Assistant to President Jerry Rawlings from 1993 to 2001.[1] A career diplomat and civil servant, he retired as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service in 1973.[2][3][4] Quao was the founding headmaster of Keta Secondary School in 1953 and was appointed the first chairman of the Ghana Education Service Council in 1974.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :6 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Nathan Quao to be given state burial on April 8". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Nathan Quao to be given state burial on April 8". ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Nathan Quao's life epitomises the Civil Service". ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2017.