Kwabena Donkor
Kwabena Donkor (dem born am 5 February 1958), be Ghanaian politician den sam former Minister of Power.[1] He be de current Member of Parliament for de Pru East constituency, wey dey Bono East Region for Ghana.[2] He resign from ein office as de minister secof he fail say he go end load shedding as we dey call am Dumsor, as he promise before say he go resign if he no fi solve am before 2015 end.[3][4]
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Name in native language | Kwabena Donkor |
| Name wey dem give am | Kwabena |
| Family name | Donkor |
| Ein date of birth | 5 February 1958 |
| Place dem born am | Lonto |
| Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
| Ein occupation | politician, consultant |
| Position ehold | Member of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana, Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana |
| Educate for | University of Leicester, University of Bristol, University of Bristol |
| Work location | Accra |
| Political party ein member | National Democratic Congress |
| Candidacy in election | 2016 Ghanaian general election, 2012 Ghanaian general election, 2020 Ghanaian general election |
| Religion anaa worldview | Christian |
Ein Early life den education
editDem born Donkor for February 5, 1958 insyd, for Lonto wey dey Yeji for Bono East Region for Ghana insyd. He dey hold ein PhD den master's degree from de University of Bristol, den master of business administration from Lancaster University.[1]
Ein Career
editDonkor serve as de deputy minister for information from 2013 to 2014. He be founding member for de Petroleum Commission wey he serve as ein chief executive officer insyd 2014. Insyd dat same year, he come become cabinet minister for de Govament of Ghana. He san become a member of Parliament of Ghana insyd 2015 den serve as de Chairmo for de Committee on Mines den Energy.[1][5] Rydee he rep de Pru East Constituency wey dey for de Bono East Region on de ticket of de National Democratic Congress.[1][6]
Ein Political life
editDonkor go contest for de seat for de Pru East constituency insyd 2016 general elections wey he win. He garner 13,512 votes wey edey rep 56.19% of de total votes cast de therefore defeat de other contestants wey dey include David Amoah, Danjumah Desmond, Noah Ken Boadai den Zevor Mattew Tsiditsey.[7] He san retain ein seat for de 2020 Ghanaian general election.[8]
Committees
editDonkor be de Ranking Member of de Employment, Social Welfare den State Enterprises Committee; he san be member for de Standing Orders Committee; wey he sanso be member for de Mines den Energy Committee.[9]
Ein Life matter
editDonkor be Christian. He marry wey he get four kiddies.[10]
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Hon. Kwabena Donkor (Dr)". Parliament Of Ghana. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "ACEP urges Kwabena Donkor to admit failure and resign". MyJoyOnline. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ Darfah Frimpong, Enoch (31 December 2015). "Confirmed: Kwabena Donkor resigns over dumsor controversy". Graphic Ghana. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ "Power Minister resigns over Dumsor". citifmonline.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ↑ "Celebrating The Man Dr. Kwabena Donkor (Pt.1)". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "Dr Kwabena Donkor | Annual Ghana Summit". CwcGhana. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ FM, Peace (17 December 2014). "Ghana Election 2016 Results – Pru East Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ↑ "Parliamentary Results for Pru East". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ↑ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 21 September 2024.