Kwabena Donkor Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Kwabena Donkor
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:7 January 2013
Constituency:Pru East
Predecessor:Masoud Baba Abdul-Rahman
Office2:Minister for Power
Term Start2:December 2014
Term End2:December 2015
President2:John Dramani Mahama
Birth Date:1958 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Lonto via Yeji, Ghana
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:National Democratic Congress
Alma Mater:University of Bristol, Lancaster University
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Chief Executive Officer
Committees:Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises Committee (Ranking Member); Standing Orders Committee; Mines and Energy Committee

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]

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.

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] He currently represents the Pru East Constituency in the Bono East Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.[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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. Kwabena Donkor (Dr) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806174604/http://www.parliament.gh/parliamentarians/291 . 6 August 2016 . 30 December 2015 . Parliament Of Ghana .
  2. Web site: 26 December 2015 . ACEP urges Kwabena Donkor to admit failure and resign . 30 December 2015 . MyJoyOnline .
  3. Web site: Darfah Frimpong, Enoch . 31 December 2015 . Confirmed: Kwabena Donkor resigns over dumsor controversy . 1 January 2016 . Graphic Ghana.
  4. Web site: Power Minister resigns over Dumsor . citifmonline.com . 31 December 2015 . 1 January 2016 . 2 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160102181107/http://citifmonline.com/2015/12/31/power-minister-resigns-over-dumsor/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Celebrating The Man Dr. Kwabena Donkor (Pt.1). Modern Ghana. en. 2020-01-31.
  6. Web site: Dr Kwabena Donkor Annual Ghana Summit . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200131111138/https://www.cwcghana.com/speakers/dr-kwabena-donkor-2/ . 31 January 2020 . 2020-01-31 . CwcGhana..
  7. Web site: Ghana Election 2016 Results – Pru East Constituency. FM. Peace. Ghana Elections – Peace FM. 17 December 2014 . 2020-01-31.
  8. Web site: Parliamentary Results for Pru East . 11 January 2021 . GhanaWeb..
  9. Web site: Parliament of Ghana . 2022-11-18 . parliament of ghana.
  10. Web site: Ghana MPs – MP Details – Donkor, Kwabena (Dr) . 2020-01-31 . GhanaMps..
  11. Web site: Ghana Parliament member Kwabena Donkor (Dr) . 2020-01-31 . GhanaWeb..