Cletus Avoka

Cletus Apul Avoka is a lawyer, Ghanaian politician and member of the Parliament of Ghana representing the Zebilla East Constituency in the Upper East Region of Ghana.[1] He was the majority leader of the parliament during his time in office and also once served as the Minister of Interior and Minister for Lands and Forestry.[2]

Hon. Cletus Apul Avoka
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Zebilla
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 January 2009
Preceded by	John Akparibo Ndebugre
Majority	2,504
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Bawku West
In office 7 January 1993 – 6 January 2005
Minister for Interior
In office Feb 2009 – Jan 2010
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Kwame Addo-Kufuor
Succeeded by	Martin Amidu
Personal details
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress

Early Life and Education

Cletus was born 30 November 1951. He hails from Teshie near Zebilla, Upper East Region. He is a graduate of the University of Ghana where he obtained his L.L.B in 1976. He also attended Ghana School of Law where he obtained his Bachelor of Law degree in 1978.[3]

Personal Life

Cletus is a Catholic Christian and is married with four children.[3]

Political Career

After the 2012 General Elections, he was replaced by Benjamin Kunbuor for the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic as Majority Leader. He was the Minister for Interior in the National Democratic Congress government of John Atta Mills in Ghana until January 2010. His first ministerial position was as Minister for Lands and Forestry in the government of Jerry Rawlings.[4] He was formerly the Member of Parliament for Bawku West constituency in the Upper East Region of Ghana from 1993 to 2005. In the 2008 parliamentary election, he re-entered parliament as the second MP for the Zebilla constituency and assumed office in January 2009.[1]

See also

• List of Mills government ministers

References

1. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Avoka, Apul Cletus". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
2. "Parliament needs men of wisdom and experience like me – Cletus Avoka". www.ghanaweb.com. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
3. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Avoka, Apul Cletus". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
4. "President swears in mMore Cabinet Ministers (sic)". ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 2 March 2009.

External links

• Profile on Ghana parliament website

Parliament of Ghana
New title	Bawku West 1993 – 2005	Constituency changed
Preceded by John Akparibo Ndebugre	Zebilla 2009 – present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by	Ministry of Lands and Forestry 1997 – 1999	Succeeded by
Preceded by Christine Amoako-Nuamah	Minister for Environment, Science and Technology 1999 – 2001	Succeeded by Dominic Kwaku Fobih
Preceded by Kwame Addo-Kufuor	Minister for Interior 2009 – 2010	Succeeded by Martin Amidu
Party political offices
Preceded by Alban Bagbin	Majority Leader 2010 – 6 January 2013	Succeeded by Benjamin Kunbuor
Incumbent