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Kolawole BALOGUN,

Diplomat, Politician, Legal Practitioner

LL.B, MPA, Ph.D, lawyer, diplomat, politician, born April 11, 1922, Oshogbo. Oyo State; married, has children; Education: Government College. Ibadan, University College, London (External Student) 1948-51; called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn. London, 1951; worked as a Radio Announcer and later, Editor, West African Pilot; elected member, Western House of Assembly, Ibadan, 1953-54; member, House of Representatives, Lagos, 1954-58; appointed Minister without Portfolio. 1954; acting Federal Minister of Labour and Welfare, 1955; Federal Minister of Information and Research. 1956-58; appointed Nigerian High Commis sioner to Ghana. 1960-61; appointed Chair man. Nigerian National Snipping Line. 1962-65; Commissioner. Economics Planning and Social Development, defunct Western Nigeria. 1967; Commissioner for Education, defunct Western State, 1968-70; Chairman, Sketch Publishing Company Limited, Ibadan. 1971-73; engaged in private legal practice, since 1957; Political Parties: Secre tary/Member, National Council of Nigerian and Cameroons (later National Council of Nigerian Citizens), London Branch, 1951; Na tional Secretary, NCNC, 1951-58; member. National Party of Nigeria (NPN); Publi cations: Mission to…

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Ghana (New York, Vintage Press, 1963); Government in Old Oyo Empire, (Ibadan, Africanus Publishers, 1985); Hob bies: reading, writing; Official Address: 18A Oladipo Oluwolc Road, GRA, Apapa, Lagos.

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Title
Chief
Surname
BALOGUN,
First Name
Kolawole
Gender
Male
Source of Publication
Newswatch Who's Who (1st Edition)
Status
Alive
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Status
N/A
Marital Status
Single
Profession
Diplomat
Politician
Legal Practitioner
Education Level
Primary
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
N/A

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