Thomas Dominic Baffoe

Thomas Dominic Baffoe was a Ghanaian journalist and politician. He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Ghanaian Times from 1964 to 1965. He also served as the president of the Ghana Journalists Association in 1964. From 1965 to 1966, he was the member of parliament for the Gomoa-Assin constituency.

Early life and education Baffoe was born on 1 November 1930 at Mankesim in the Central Region of Ghana (then Gold Coast). He had his early education at the Tarkwa Catholic School from 1939 to 1941 and the Obuasi Methodist and Catholic School Leaving Certificate.

Career and politics Baffoe joined the Ashanti Times in Obuasi soon after leaving school in 1947 as a trainee in journalism. In 1949, he joined Jonathan Kwesi Lamptey's Gold Coast Leader in Sekondi. He remained in the firm until 1955 when he was appointed Editor of the India Newspaper. He was appointed Editor of the Ghanaian Times in April 1960 and was dismissed in 1961 for a period of two weeks. In May 1964 he became the Editor-in-Chief of the Ghanaian Times until 1965. He remained in this post as Editor-in-Chief until 24 February 1966 when the Nkrumah government was overthrown. He remained in parliament until the 1966 overthrow. In his later life, he once served as a member of the board of directors of the Ghanaian Times. He died on Wednesday 14 February 2005.