Mark Woyongo
Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Navrongo Central | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Kofi Adda |
| Majority | 2,464 |
| Upper East Region Minister | |
| In office 2009–2014 | |
| President | John Atta Mills |
| Preceded by | Alhassan Samari |
| Succeeded by | Ephraim Avea Nsoh |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 2013–2014 | |
| President | John Dramani Mahama |
| Preceded by | Joseph Henry Smith |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Kunbuor |
| Minister for the Interior | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2014 | |
| President | John Dramani Mahama |
| Preceded by | Kwesi Ahwoi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 or 1947 (age 76–77) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Mark Owen Woyongo is a Ghanaian politician and the Ghanaian Minister for the Interior for the Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior. He is also the Member of Parliament for the Navrongo Central constituency in Ghana.
Woyongo first stood for election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 2008, 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]
See also
References
- ^ "Parliamentary Results Navrongo-Central (Upper East)". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Mahama appoints more ministers: Haruna for Trade". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
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