Alban Bagbin

Honourable Alban Kingsford Sumani Bagbin (born 24 September 1957) is a Ghanaian politician who is currently the Second deputy speaker of Parliament. 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.

Hon.

Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin
Member of Parliament
for Nadowli West
Assumed office
2005
Preceded byNew constituency
Member of Parliament
for Nadowli North
In office
1993–2005
Succeeded byConstituency reconfiguration
Majority5,593
Minister for Health
Assumed office
Jan 2012
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
Preceded byJoseph Yieleh Chireh
Personal details
Born (1957-09-24) September 24, 1957
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
ProfessionLawyer

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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[5] The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has cautioned the public and his colleagues to be wary of negative criticisms and attacks on Members of Parliament (MPs) over the proposed new parliamentary chamber since the house is yet to take a decision on the motion. He noted that the negative criticisms on the project and the sheer attacks on MPs had dire consequences for the nation and urged the citizenry to desist from such bad conduct.[6]

References
  1. "Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin (NDC) (Nadowli West)". Upper West » Members Of Parliament » Profile. GhanaDistricts.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  2. "Bagbin to run for presidency". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
  3. "President Mills reshuffles Ministers". General News of Monday, 25 January 2010. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  4. "Reshuffle Blues: Sena Dansua Heads Sports Ministry". General News of Tuesday, 26 January 2010. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  5. "Alban Bagbin Confirmed As Majority Leader of Parliament. He is considered as the all time legislature in the democratic history of Ghana". The Accra Report.
  6. "We're yet to debate new chamber project - Alban Bagbin". Citi Newsroom. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-06.
Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
?		 MP for Nadowli North
1993 – 2005		 Succeeded by
Constituency changed
Preceded by
New constituency		 Member of Parliament for Nadowli West
2005 – present		 Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
?		 Minority Leader
2005 – 2009		 Succeeded by
John Tia
Preceded by
Felix Owusu-Adjapong		 Majority Leader
2009 – 2010		 Succeeded by
Cletus Avoka
Preceded by
Albert Abongo		 Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing
2010 – 2012		 Succeeded by
Enoch Teye Mensah
Preceded by
Joseph Yieleh Chireh		 Minister for Health
2012 – 2014		 Incumbent


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