Francis Edward Tachie-Menson was a Ghanaian politician.

He served as a Deputy
Minister, Chairman of the Ghana Housing Corporation, a member of parliament, and a
state minister in the first republic.[1] He was the member of parliament for the
Denkyira constituency from 1954 to 1965[2][3] and the member of parliament for the
Edina-Eguafo constituency from 1965 to 1966.[4] He also served as Ghana's Minister
for Housing from 1965 to 1966.[5]

Contents
1 Early life and education
2 Career
3 Politics
4 Personal life
5 See also
6 References
Early life and education
Tachie-Menson was born on 19 August 1910 at Elmina in the Central Region of Ghana
(then Gold Coast).[6] He obtained a certificate in Automobile Engineering
(Mechanical Engineering) from the City and Guilds of London Institute.[6] He later
earned a certificate of Competency in Workers' Education (Trade Unionism) and
Leadership from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[7] After teaching for a while,
he entered the Government Technical School (now Ghana Senior High Technical School,
Takoradi) in March, 1931 completing his course in April, 1934.[7][8]

Career
Tachie-Menson begun as a pupil teacher at the Roman Catholic School in Bekwai.[7]
[9] After teaching for a year, he entered the Government Technical School to
complete a 3-year course[9] after which he joined the Department of Posts and
Telegraphs in Accra as a linesman on 8 May 1934.[8][10] On 24 January 1939, he was
promoted to the rank of a 2nd grade sub inspector and in 1953 while working in that
capacity, he was elected president of the Gold Coast Trades Union Congress (GCTUC).
[8][10] He remained in this position until his resignation on 30 June 1954.[8][10]

Politics
In June 1954, Tachie-Menson was elected to represent the Denkyira constituency on
the ticket of the Convention People's Party (CPP).[2][3][11] While serving in
parliament, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary (Deputy Minister) to the
Ministry of Defence in 1958.[6][11] He served in this capacity until he was
relieved of his duties as a Deputy Minister on 1 April 1961.[12] In February 1963,
he became the Chairman of the Housing Corporation[12] and on 1 February 1965 he was
made Minister of Housing.[5] That same year, he became the member of parliament for
the Edina-Eguafo constituency.[4] Tachie-Menson held these appointments until the
overthrow of the Nkrumah government on 24 February 1966.

Personal life
Tachie-Menson loved to listen to music and engage in sporting activities in his
leisure time.[8]