Nicholas T. Clerk

The Rev. Dr.
Nicholas Timothy Clerk
The Rev. Dr. Nicholas Timothy Clerk
	Nicholas T. Clerk in 2000
4th Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
	In office; 1977–1982
Preceded by	James Nti
Succeeded by	R. K. O. Djang
Personal details
Born	3 March 1930; Adawso, Gold Coast
Died	22 September 2012 (aged 82); Accra, Ghana
Nationality	British subject (1930–1957); Ghanaian (1957–2012);
Education	List Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School; Presbyterian Training College, Akropong; University College of Ghana; University College, Leicester; University of London (BA, PGCE); University of Southern California (MPA, DPA); Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon (Dipl.-Theol.);
Known for	Contributions to public sector performance and productivity improvement in Africa;
Academic background
Thesis	Bureaucracy And The One-Party State: Politics And Administrative Transformation In Ghana (1972)
Doctoral advisor	Gilbert Byron Siegel
Other advisors	William Bruce Storm; Louis B. Bishop
Academic work
Discipline	Public administration; Public policy; Political science;
Institutions	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon;
Ecclesiastical career
Church	Presbyterian Church of Ghana

Nicholas Timothy Clerk (3 March 1930 – 22 September 2012) was a Ghanaian academic, administrator and Presbyterian minister who served as the Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) from 1977 to 1982. He was also the vice-chairman of the Public Services Commission of Ghana. Clerk chaired the Public Services Commission of Uganda from 1989 to 1990.

The Rev. Dr. Nicholas Timothy Clerk
Nicholas T. Clerk in 2000

4th Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
In office 1977–1982
Preceded by	James Nti
Succeeded by	R. K. O. Djang

Personal details
Born	(1930-03-03)3 March 1930 Adawso, Gold Coast
Died	22 September 2012(2012-09-22) (aged 82) Accra, Ghana
Nationality	British subject (1930–1957) Ghanaian (1957–2012)
Education	List Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School Presbyterian Training College, Akropong University College of Ghana University College, Leicester University of London (BA, PGCE) University of Southern California (MPA, DPA) Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon (Dipl.-Theol.)

Known for	Contributions to public sector performance and productivity improvement in Africa

Academic background
Thesis	Bureaucracy And The One-Party State: Politics And Administrative Transformation In Ghana (1972)
Doctoral advisor	Gilbert Byron Siegel
Other advisors	William Bruce Storm Louis B. Bishop
Academic work
Discipline	Public administration Public policy Political science
Institutions	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Trinity Theological Seminary, Legon




Ecclesiastical career
Church	Presbyterian Church of Ghana