E. R. T. Madjitey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

E. R. T. Madjitey

First Ghanaian Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1920

Place of Birth: Ghana

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1996

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Ghana

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Erasmus Ransford Tawiah Madjitey, CBE (11 November 1920 – 23 February 1996) was a Ghanaian police officer, diplomat and politician.
He was appointed Police Commissioner in the Gold Coast (now Ghana) on 9 October 1958, making him not only the first Ghanaian to head the Ghana Police Service, but also the first African South of the Sahara and the British Commonwealth to command a Police Force.