Mark Woyongo

Mark Owen Woyongo (born 9 June 1946) is a Ghanaian politician and the Ghanaian Minister for the Interior for the Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior. He was also the Member of Parliament for the Navrongo Central constituency in Ghana.

Hon.
Mark Owen Woyongo
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Navrongo Central
In office
7 January 2013 – 2017
Preceded byJoseph Kofi Adda
Majority2,464
Upper East Region Minister
In office
2009–2014
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byAlhassan Samari
Succeeded byEphraim Avea Nsoh
Minister for Defence
In office
2013–2014
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded byJoseph Henry Smith
Succeeded byBenjamin Kunbuor
Minister for the Interior
In office
16 July 2014 – 7 January 2017
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded byKwesi Ahwoi
Succeeded byAmbrose Dery
Personal details
Born1946 or 1947 (age 75–76)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress

Woyongo first stood for election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the 2008 Ghanaian parliamentary election, winning 41.7% of the votes and losing to Joseph Kofi Adda of the New Patriotic Party by 1,130 votes (3.5%).[1] He was however appointed the Upper East Regional Minister by President Mills in his government in 2009. He was retained in this position by President Mahama following the death of Mills. In 2013, he was nominated by President Mahama for the position of Minister for Defence.[2]

Early life and education

Mark Owen Woyongo was born on 9 June 1946 in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. He attended Notre Dame Secondary School in Navrongo in 1966. He completed a Diploma in Journalism from Ghana Institute of Journalism in 1971. He has undertaken many professional courses in Ghana and abroad.[3]

Political career

Mark Owen Woyongo was the Public Relations Officer for the Upper East Regional Administration from 1978 and 1985. He was appointed the Regional Information Officer, Upper East Region in 1985. In 1994, he was appointed the Minister Counselor for Information at the Ghana High Commission in London, United Kingdom. Mark Woyongo was the Minister for the Upper East Region from 2009 – 2012.[4] He survived a fatal accident when returning from the NDC congress held in the Upper East region.[5]

He won the 2012 parliamentary elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In 2013, he was appointed Defence Minister and subsequently to the Ministry of the Interior during his tenure as Upper East Regional Minister.[6]

Personal life

Mark Woyongo is married and has two children.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Parliamentary Results Navrongo-Central (Upper East)". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. "Mahama appoints more ministers: Haruna for Trade". General news. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  3. "Profile of Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo". Ministry of the Interior│Republic of Ghana. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. "Profile of Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo". Ministry of the Interior│Republic of Ghana. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. "Mark Woyongo survives near fatal crash". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. "Profile of Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo". Ministry of the Interior│Republic of Ghana. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. "Profile of Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo". Ministry of the Interior│Republic of Ghana. Retrieved 23 August 2022.


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