Alban Bagbin | |
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.jpg) Bagbin in 2021 | |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana (7thSpeaker of the Fourth Republic) | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2021 | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Preceded by | Aaron Mike Oquaye |
| Member of the Ghanaian Parliament for Nadowli West Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 2005 – 6 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Sumah Anthony Mwinikaara |
| Member of the Ghanaian Parliament for Nadowli North Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1993 – 6 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | New constituency |
| Succeeded by | Constituency changed |
| Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament | |
| In office 7 January 2017 – 6 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Ghartey |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Asiamah Amoako |
| Majority Leader in Parliament | |
| In office July 2014 – January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Kumbuor |
| Succeeded by | Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu |
| In office January 2009 – January 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Ossei Aidooh |
| Succeeded by | Cletus Avoka |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 26 January 2012 – 6 January 2013 | |
| President | John Atta Mills |
| Preceded by | Joseph Yieleh Chireh |
| Succeeded by | Hanny-Sherry Ayitey |
| Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing | |
| In office 10 January 2010 – 26 January 2012 | |
| President | John Atta Mills |
| Preceded by | Albert Abongo |
| Succeeded by | E. T. Mensah |
| Minority Leader in Parliament | |
| In office January 2001 – January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | J. H. Mensah |
| Succeeded by | Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1957 Sombo, Ghana |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin (born 24 September 1957) is a Ghanaian politician who is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5] He was the Minister for Health in the Ghana government from January 2012[6] until February 2013. He served as the Member of Parliament for Nadowli West constituency in the Upper West Region of Ghana in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th parliaments of the 4th republic of Ghana.[7] He contested for the presidential candidate slot of the National Democratic Congress in 2019, but lost to former President John Dramani Mahama.[8] On 7 January 2021, Bagbin was elected Speaker of 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic.[2][9]
- ^ "Bagbin is Speaker for 8th Parliament". MyJoyOnline.com. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ a b Carrey, Kelvin (7 January 2021). "Alban Bagbin elected Speaker of 8th Parliament". 3NEWS. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Petition Parliament over exclusion from parliamentary polls – Bagbin to SALL residents". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Speaker Alban Bagbin urges SALL residents to petition Parliament - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ Online, Peace FM. "Speaker Not An MP, For What Reason Will Gov't Gag Him? - Egyapa Mercer Quizzes". Peacefmonline- Ghana news. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Africa, Daily Guide (26 January 2012). "4 Ministers Sacked In Cabinet Shake-up". News Ghana. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:4was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "NDC presidential primaries: John Mahama secures landslide victory". Ghanaweb. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "We may never be able to rely on Bagbin for successful government business - Deputy Speaker - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.