Joseph Essilfie Hagan

Joseph Esilifie Hagan was a Ghanaian politician. He served as a regional commissioner for the Western Region, the Central Region and the Eastern Region. He also served as a member of parliament for the Abura-Asebu constituency and later the Abura constituency.

Early life and education Hagan was born in 1912. He had his early education at Nyakrom Methodist School and continued at St. Nicholas Grammar School (now Adisadel College), Cape Coast.

Career and politics After his secondary school education, Hagan was employed as a storekeeper by the Union Trading Company (U.T.C.) from 1937 to 1950. In 1957, he was appointed Regional Commissioner (Regional Minister) for the Western Region In 1965 he was appointed Regional Commissioner for the Eastern Region he remained in this position until 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown.