A former Minister of Defence and Member of Parliament for Navrongo Central, Mark Owen Woyongo, has died - Citinewsroom has reported.
The Woyongo Family head, Mr. Awini Zinge, confirmed the death in a statement on Thursday, January Mr Woyongo was 74 years old.
The former Upper East Regional Minister who had been unwell for some time died on Wednesday, January 17 at the Bank of Ghana Hospital in Accra.
Mark Woyongo was MP for Navrongo Central from to He announced his retirement from politics, disclosing in December that he would not contest any political position again.
He was appointed the Upper East Regional Minister by late President John Evans Atta Mills in his government in
He was retained in that position by former President John Dramani Mahama following the death of President Mills.
In , he was nominated by President Mahama for the position of Minister for Defence. He was later nominated for the position of Interior Minister in by President Mahama.
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Former Defence Minister Mark Woyongo passes on
A former Minister of Defence and Member of Parliament for the Navrongo Central Constituency, Mark Owen Woyongo, has died at age
Family sources, who confirmed his death to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra, said the former Upper East Regional Minister had been unwell for some time.
He died in Accra in the late hours of Wednesday, January 17,
Mr Woyongo was MP for Navrongo Central from to when he lost the seat to the New Patriotic Party&#;s (NPP) late Joseph Kofi Addo.
He announced his retirement from politics, disclosing in December that he will not contest any political position again.
Mr Woyongo first stood for election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the parliamentary election, winning % of the votes and losing to late Mr Adda by 1, votes (%).
He was, however, appointed the Upper East Regional Minister by late President John Evans Atta Mills in his government in
Mr. Woyongo was retained in that position by former President John Dramani Mahama following the death of President Mills.
In , he was appointed as the Minister for Defence.
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Page URL: HTML link: Citations:18 Jan (Ghana News Agency) Mr Mark Owen Woyongo, a former Minister of Defence and Member of Parliament for the Navrongo Central Constituency, has died at age
Family sources, who confirmed his death to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, said the former Upper East Regional Minister had been unwell for some time.
He died in Accra in the late hours of Wednesday, January 17,
Mark Woyongo was MP for Navrongo Central from to when he lost the seat to the New Patriotic Party's late Joseph Kofi Addo.
He announced his retirement from politics, disclosing in December that he would not contest any political position again.
Mr Woyongo first stood for election on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the parliamentary election, winning % of the votes and losing to Joseph Kofi Adda of the New Patriotic Party by 1, votes (%).
He was, however, appointed the Upper East Regional Minister by late President John Evans Atta Mills in his government in
He was retained in that position by former President John Dramani Mahama following the death of President Mills.
In , he was nominated by Pres
Profile of Hon. Mark Owen Woyongo
Hon Mark Owen Woyongo, was the Minister for Interior from 6th August, to 29th February, He was born on 9th June, in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana.
He successfully completed Notre Dame Secondary School in Navrfongo in with a West African Senior Secondary School Certificate. He gained admission to the Ghana Institute of Journalism in and completed with a Diploma in Journalism in
He has undertaken many professional courses both in Ghana and abroad. Notable among them are: Senior Executive Development at the Management Productivity Institute (MPDI), Financial Management at GEM Consult, Management at the Carnegie Institute, London, and Population and Communication, Rural Reporting, and Message Development and Training, at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
Hon Woyongo has held many appointments during his career as a politician and a communicator. He was the Public Relations Officer for the Upper East Regional Administration between and
In , he was appointed the Regional Information Officer, Upper East Region, a position he held until when he was appointed the Minister Counselor for In
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