Joseph Yaw Manu

Joseph Yaw Manu was a Ghanaian civil servant and politician of the First Parliament of the Second Republic representing the Mampong South Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He was a deputy minister for transport during the second republic.

Early life and education Joseph was born on 21 August 1922 at Nsuta in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He was a former pupil of Adisadel College, Cape Coast.

Career and politics Joseph joined the government civil service after his secondary education. He worked as a civil servant until 1955 when he resigned to work for the United Africa Company Limited as a store manager at Nandom in the Upper Region (now in the Upper West Region) of Ghana. That same year he was appointed deputy minister (ministerial secretary) for transport and communications. He served in that capacity together with Solomon Osei-Akoto until 1972 when the Busia government was overthrown.

Fourth Republic In 1992, during the Fourth Republic, he was a founding member of the NPP.