Erasmus Isaac Preko

Erasmus Isaac Kwesi Preko was a Ghanaian politician. He was a minister of state and a member of parliament during the first republic. He was the Minister of Fuel and Power from 1965 to 1966, the member of parliament for the Kwahu North constituency from 1954 to 1965, and later the member of parliament for the Afram constituency from 1965 to 1966.

Early life and education Preko was born on 20 May 1920 at Osiem, Akim Abuakwa in the Eastern Region of Ghana. His parents hailed from Abetifi in the Kwahu District but were then residents of Akim Abuakwa. Preko continued at Enoch Mensah's Commercial School in Accra where he studied from 1936 to 1939. A year later he enrolled at the Local Government Training School, Accra and in 1954 he proceeded to the United Kingdom to study an advanced Local Government course obtaining a diploma upon graduation. While working as a full-time employee of the company, he worked as a licensed letter writer and indulged in petty trading. There, he gained employment as the Assistant State Secretary of the Kwahu Native Authority. Preko returned to the Kwahu Local Council to serve as the Clerk of the Council following the completion of his secondary education in 1952. the Ghana Nautical College, the Rail Allocation Committee, and the Central Tender Board. He also served on various boards some of which include; the Kwahu Hospital Advisory Board, the Presbyterian Secondary School (Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School) Board of Governors and the Techiman Teacher Training College Board of Governors. He returned to Ghana (then Gold Coast) in 1955 and served in the capacity of an MP and also a parliamentary secretary until 1956 when parliament was dissolved. While in parliament, he served as the vice-chairman of the North Kwahu branch of the Convention People's Party. During that same month, he became the member of parliament for the Afram constituency. He served in these capacities until the overthrow of the Nkrumah government in February 1966.

Personal life Preko married Mrs. Agnes Preko (née Agnes Afua Animwaa) in 1939.