Alban Bagbin

Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin
Member of Parliament
for Nadowli West
Incumbent
Assumed office
2005
Preceded by New constituency
Member of Parliament
for Nadowli North
In office
1993–2005
Succeeded by Constituency reconfiguration
Majority 5,593
Personal details
Born September 24, 1957 (1957-09-24) (age 54)
Nationality  Ghanaian
Political party National Democratic Congress
Alma mater University of Ghana
Profession Lawyer
Religion Catholic

Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin (born 24 September 1957) is the Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing in the Ghana government.

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]

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]

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Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by
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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
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Minority Leader
2005 – 2009
Succeeded by
John Tia
Preceded by
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Majority Leader
2009 – 2010
Succeeded by
Cletus Avoka
Preceded by
Albert Abongo
Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing
2010 – present
Incumbent