Hon.Albert Abongo - Official Home - Background

Hon. Albert Abongo was born on 15th September, 1959 at Gowrie-Bongo in the Upper East Region of Ghana.

He obtained his GCE ‘O’ Level certificate at the Bolgatanga Secondary School in 1979. He continued at Tamale Secondary School where he obtained his Advanced Level certificate in the year 1981.

 

In 1983, Hon. Albert Abongo graduated from the University of Science and Technology now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi and obtained Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering.

He pursued further studies abroad. In 1992, he obtained a post graduate diploma in Ports and Coastal Engineering at the University of Trondheim, in Norway.

 

A year after, that is, in 1993, Hon. Albert Abongo pursued a Diploma programme in Ports and Harbours Engineering at the Ports and Harbours Research Institute, Japan.

Hon. Albert Abongo is awaiting his Masters Degree in Ports and Shipping Administration, a programme he pursued at the University of Ghana, Legon/Regional Maritime Academy, Nungua, Ghana in the year 2007.

 

Amongst positions held in his political career are the following:

1. Member of the Democratic Youth League of Ghana -

1982
2. Government nominee for District Chief Executive,

Bongo – 1998
3. Member of Parliament (NDC) for Bongo – 2001 till date

Whiles in Parliament, Hon. Albert Abongo has served on various Parliamentary Sub-Committees. These include the following:
1. Member, Select Committee for Works and Housing,

2001-2004
2. Member, Select Committee for Roads and Transport

, 2001-2004
3. Member, Select Committee for Local Government,

Rural Development and Environment – 2005 till date
4. Deputy Ranking Member, Select Committee for Works

and Housing 2005 to date
5. Member, Standing Committee for the Standing Orders

Committee of Parliament 2001 to 2008

Between 1989 and 2000, Hon. Albert Abongo has worked as an Engineer in many capacities. He was an Assistant Engineer and rose to the position of the Principal Engineer for the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Tema – Ghana. In that regard, he served in various management positions.

He was also an Assistant Resident Engineer with Sir William Halcrow and Partners who were Consultants/Engineers for the Port’s Rehabilitation Project.

 

Courses and seminars he had attended by the kind courtesy of Ghana Institute of Engineers are:
1. Contract Price Adjustment Formula; from 30th 31st

of October 1996
2. Budget for Engineers and Management 27th -28th

November, 1995
3. Contract Administration and Management 6th– 7th

March, 1990
4. Management Practice and Management 1st –

2nd March, 1990

Others are Computer Aided Maintenance Software and Maintenance Philosophy organized by Engineering Management Consultants, Inc and Epsilon and Services Limited, GPHA, Tema (4-5/4/94) and Supervision for Productivity organized by Project Management Consultants Ltd. from 25th February to 1st March, 1991. He has been a member of the Ghana Institute of Engineers since 1995.

Amongst his extra curricula are:
1. Executive Member, Bongo Students Union – (1978-1979)
2. Branch Chairman, JFM – Gowrie – (1983-1986)
3. Financial Secretary – Senior Staff Association of Ghana Ports & Harbours
Authority, Tema – (1997-1998)

 

Hon. Albert Abongo is married with three (3) children.

 

He was sworn in as a Minister of Water Resources, Works and Housing in February, 2009 by H.E. Prof. J.E.A. Mills, President of the Republic of Ghana.

Hon. Albert Abongo left his post as Minister of Water Resources, Works and housing, early 2011 and was officialy named as Chairmen for the Forestry Commission of Ghana, up to date.

Albert Abongo was appointed Upper East Regional Minister by President J. Mahama, Feb 2016.