Preceded by New constituency Nationality Ghanaian Majority 5,593 Name Alban Bagbin | Role Ghanaian Politician | |
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Succeeded by Constituency reconfiguration Born September 24, 1957 (age 67) ( 1957-09-24 ) Similar People Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, Haruna Iddrisu, Cletus Avoka, John Dramani Mahama, Jerry Rawlings | ||
Hot issues with hon alban bagbin 22 6 2014
Honorable Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin (born 24 September 1957) is a Ghanaian politician. He was the Minister for Health in the Ghana government until February 2013 when Hanny-Sherry Ayittey took over the position. He is also the Member of Parliament for Nadowli West.
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- Hot issues with hon alban bagbin 22 6 2014
- 2nd Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin reacts to Amissah Arthurs death Pulse Ghana
- Early life
- Political life
- References
2nd Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin reacts to Amissah-Arthur's death.| Pulse Ghana
Early life
Bagbin hails from the Upper West Region of Ghana and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and English at the University of Ghana in 1980. He proceeded to the Ghana School of Law at Makola in Accra after which he was called to the bar in 1982.
Political life
Bagbin is a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and represents the Nadowli West Constituency from the Upper West Region. Bagbin announced his intentions to run for president in 2008 on the NDC ticket, but he never stood for the primaries. He became the Majority Leader in the Ghanaian parliament in 2009. Following a cabinet reshuffle in January 2010, he was appointed Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing by President Mills. He has also been confirmed as Majority Leader of Parliament under President Mahama's tenure of office, he succeeded Dr Benjamin Kunbuor who was appointed as the Minister of Defense
