Heineken Lokpobiri | |
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil) | |
Assumed office 21 August 2023 Serving with Ekperikpe Ekpo (Gas) | |
President | Bola Tinubu |
Minister | Bola Tinubu |
Preceded by | Timipre Sylva |
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development | |
In office 11 November 2015 – 28 May 2019 | |
President | Muhammadu Buhari |
Minister | Audu Ogbeh |
Preceded by | Bukar Tijani |
Succeeded by | Mustapha Baba Shehuri |
Senator for Bayelsa West | |
In office 5 June 2007 – 6 June 2015 | |
Preceded by | John Kojo Brambaifa |
Succeeded by | Foster Ogola |
Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly | |
In office 2 June 1999 – May 2001 | |
Member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly | |
In office 2 June 1999 – 2 June 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 3 March 1967 |
Political party | All Progressives Congress (2015–present) |
Other political affiliations | Peoples Democratic Party (1998–2015) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Rivers State University (LL.B) Leeds Beckett University |
Profession |
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Heineken Lokpobiri (born 3 March 1967) is a Nigerian politician who is the minister of state for Petroleum Resources (Oil).[1] He previously served as minister of state for Agriculture and Rural Development from 2015 to 2019,[2] and as Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District from 2007 to 2015.[3] He is a former speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly.