Harry Sawyerr is a former Ghanaian politician

Politician

A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...

 and quantity surveyor

Quantity surveyor

A quantity surveyor is a professional working within the construction industry concerned with building costs.The profession is one that provides a qualification gained following formal education, specific training and experience that provides a general set of skills that are then applied to a...

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Harry Sawyerr was the first person to be president of the Ghana Institution of Surveyors

Ghana Institution of Surveyors

The Ghana Institution of Surveyors was established on 28 February 1969. It is the leading source of professional advice on Landed Property and Construction in Ghana. It was established out of the Ghana Branch of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors following a resolution during the annual...

. He served two terms spanning 1969 to 1971.

He was among the founders of the United National Convention

United National Convention

The United National Convention was a political party in Ghana during the Third Republic .In the elections held on 18 June 1979 UNC presidential candidate William Ofori Atta won 17.4% of the vote and the party won 13 of 140 seats in the National Assembly....

 formed to contest the 1979 parliamentary election

Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979

The Ghanaian parliamentary election was held on 18 June 1979. This were the first parliamentary elections since the 1969 election, 10 years earlier.-Results:Approximately 5,000,000 people were registered for the elections.-See also:...

. He however left the party to stand as an independent candidate and became a Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

 in the Third Republic Parliament

MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1979

The election of Members of Parliament to the Parliament of the Third Republic was held on 18 June 1979.-Current composition:-List of MPs elected in the general election:...

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Harry Sawyerr served as Minister for Transport and Communications from 1979 to 1981 in the Limann government

Limann government

This is a listing of the ministers who served in Limann's People's National Party government during the Third Republic of Ghana. The Third Republic was inaugurated on 24 September 1979. It ended with the coup on 31 December 1981, which brought the Provisional National Defence Council of Jerry...

. He also served as Minister for Education in the Rawlings government

Rawlings government

This is a listing of the ministers who served in Jerry Rawlings's National Democratic Congress government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This started on January 7, 1993, after 11 years of military rule by Rawlings...

 from 1993 to 1997.

There are prizes at the University of Ghana Medical School in his name.

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