John Willie Kofi Harlley | |
|---|---|
| Vice Chairman of the National Liberation Council | |
| In office 24 February 1966 – 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
| 1st Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service | |
| In office 1966–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Himself as Commissioner of Police |
| Succeeded by | B. A. Yakubu |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 1968 – August 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Deku |
| Succeeded by | Simon Diedong Dombo |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Arthur Ankrah |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Dankwa Anin |
| Commissioner of Police | |
| In office 1964–1966 | |
| Preceded by | E. R. T. Madjitey |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Inspector General of Police |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 May 1919 Akagla, Volta Region, Ghana[1] |
| Died | 18 February 1982 (aged 62) Anyako, Volta Region |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Spouse | Nancy Harlley (née Woanyah) |
| Education | Accra Academy |
John Willie Kofi Harlley (9 May 1919[2] – 18 February 1982)[citation needed] was a Ghanaian police officer who was Vice Chairman of the National Liberation Council and the first Inspector General of Police in Ghana from 1966 to 1969. He was a member of the three-man presidential commission which carried out presidential functions during the 1969 democratic transition in Ghana and in the first year of the Second Republic.[3]
- ^ Europa Publications Limited (1975). Africa South of the Sahara. Europa Publications Limited. ISBN 9780900362750. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
- ^ "The New Ghana". Accra, Ghana Information Services Department. 1966.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Roberto Ortiz de Zárate. "Leaders of Ghana". World Political Leaders 1945–2007. Zárate's Political Collections. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2007-04-11.
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