Joe Donkor

Joe Donkor (A.k.a Uncle Joe) is a Ghanaian politician and also a Deputy minister for Education and Employment and Labour Relations. He served as a member of parliament for the Tano North constituency in Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.[1]

Hon.

Joe Donkor
Preceded byDominic Yaw Amoako
Succeeded byErnest Akobuor Debrah
Member of Parliament for Tano North Constituency
In office
7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Member of Parliament for Tano North Constituency
In office
7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005
PresidentJohn Kufuor
Personal details
Born1942
NationalityGhanaian 
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materUniversity of Ghana, Legon
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionManaging Director

Early life, Education and Politics

Joe Donkor was born in 1942. Joe started his education at Yamfo Roman Catholic Primary School. After his elementary school Uncle Joe continued his secondary school education at Achimota college in Accra. When he was in the final year of sixth form at Achimota school Ghana's former president JJ Rawlings started form one at Achimota school. He obtained his bachelors degree at the University of Ghana,Legon. After Legon he was employed by SIC that sponsored him to pursue a postgraduate degree in UK. He came back to Ghana in 1981 to 1989 to work with SIC as a Managing Director.In 1992 when Ghana was ushered into the fourth republic uncle Joe contested for the post of an MP of Tano North constituency on the ticket of NPP.[2]He did not go to parliament as New Patriotic Party led by its flag bearer Professor Albert Adu Boahen boycotted the parliamentary elections.Uncle Joe contested again in 1996 on the ticket of NPP and won becoming one of the only three MPs from B/A to go to Parliament on the ticket of NPP. Uncle braced all the odds to campaign in rural areas at a time campaigning was a risky venture as the government used all resources at its disposal including the security forces to clamp down on its opponents to put fear in them to prevent them from campaigning.The other two MPs from B/A were from Sunyani East and Sunyani West.Uncle Joe went to parliament in 1996 as a member of the opposition. In 2001 Uncle Joe won again this time going to parliament as one of the majority MPs serving in support of the government of H. E. John Agyekum Kuffour.In 2002 President Kuffour made him the deputy minister of Labour and employment. Later he was moved to the ministry of education becoming the deputy minister of education in 2003. He stated in the Daily Heritage "'the only way to combat corruption in the country is to undertake a constitutional amendment to take some powers from the President".[3] He lost the Seat in 2004 Ghanaian general election to Ernest Akobuor Debrah of New Patriotic Party.

Elections

In the year 2000, Donkor won the Ghanaian general elections as the member of parliament for the Tano North constituency of the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. His constituency was a part of the 7 parliamentary seats out of 21 seats won by the National Democratic Congress in that election for the Brong Ahafo Region. The National Democratic Congress won a minority total of 92 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. He was elected with 13,408 votes out of 23,924 total valid votes cast. This was equivalent to 56.8% of the total valid votes cast. He was elected over Nana Opoku Acheampong of the National Democratic Congress, Alex Owusu Kwakye of the National Reform Party, Appiah Kwadwo John of the People's National Convention and Addo Kwasi of the Convention People's Party. These won 9,361, 374, 264 and 190 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast. These were equivalent to 39.7%, 1.6% and 1.1% and 0.8% respectively of total valid votes cast.

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References
  1. "Home | Odekro". staging.odekro.org. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  2. "Members of Parliament of Greater Accra Region". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  3. Adjei, Michael (2017-08-25). "Ghana will remain corrupt unless… –Joe Donkor". daily Heritage. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  4. "Hon. Freda Prempeh MP-Tano North Constituency". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  5. "Chief of Staff mourns Joe Donkor". www.ghanaweb.com. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
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