Kwabena Donkor

Kwabena Donkor (born on February 5,1958) is a Ghanaian politician and a former Minister for Power.[1] He is the current Member of Parliament for the Pru East constituency, in the Bono East Region of Ghana.[2] He resigned from his office as minister due to failure to end load shedding popularity known as Dumsor, having promised to resign if he did not solve this before the end of 2015.[3][4]

Hon.
Kwabena Donkor
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
7 January 2013
Preceded byMasoud Baba Abdul-Rahman
ConstituencyPru East
Minister for Power
In office
December 2014 – December 2015
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Personal details
Born (1958-03-05) 5 March 1958
Lonto via Yeji, Ghana
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Bristol, Lancaster University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionChief Executive Officer
CommitteesEmployment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises Committee (Ranking Member); Standing Orders Committee; Mines and Energy Committee

Early years and education

Donkor was born on February 5, 1958, in Lonto via Yeji in the Bono East Region of Ghana. He holds a PhD and master's degree from the University of Bristol, and a master of business administration from Lancaster University.[1]

Career

Donkor served as the deputy minister of information from 2013 to 2014. He is a founding member of Petroleum Commission and he served as its chief executive officer in 2014. In that same year, he became a cabinet minister of the Government of Ghana. He became a member of the Parliament of Ghana in 2015 and served as the Chairman of the Committee on Mines and Energy.[5][1] He currently represents the Pru East Constituency in the Bono East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[1][6]

Politics

Donkor contested for the seat of the Pru East constituency in the 2016 general elections and won. He garnered 13,512 votes which represents 56.19% of the total votes cast and therefore defeated the other contestants including David Amoah, Danjumah Desmond, Noah Ken Boadai and Zevor Mattew Tsiditsey.[7] He retained his seat in the 2020 Ghanaian general election.[8]

Committees

Donkor is the Ranking Member of the Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises Committee; also a member of the Standing Orders Committee; and also a member of the Mines and Energy Committee.[9]

Personal life

Donkor is a Christian. He is married with four children.[10][11]

References
  1. "Hon. Kwabena Donkor (Dr)". parliament.gh. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. "ACEP urges Kwabena Donkor to admit failure and resign". Myjoyonline.com. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. Darfah Frimpong, Enoch (31 December 2015). "Confirmed: Kwabena Donkor resigns over dumsor controversy". graphic.com.gh. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. "Power Minister resigns over Dumsor". citifmonline.com. 31 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  5. "Celebrating The Man Dr. Kwabena Donkor (Pt.1)". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. "Dr Kwabena Donkor | Annual Ghana Summit". www.cwcghana.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  7. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2016 Results – Pru East Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  8. "Parliamentary Results for Pru East". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  10. "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Donkor, Kwabena (Dr)". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  11. "Ghana Parliament member Kwabena Donkor (Dr)". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 31 January 2020.


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