Joe Donkor

Joe Donkor (1942–2019) was 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.

Early life and education Joe Donkor was born in 1942. Joe started his education at Yamfo Roman Catholic Primary School. After his elementary school, Donkor 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 bachelor's degree at the University of Ghana, Legon.

After completing his bachelor's degree, he was employed by SIC which subsequently sponsored him to pursue a postgraduate degree in UK. He came back to Ghana in 1981 to work with SIC as a managing director for 8 years from 1981 to 1989.

Political career

Member of Parliament 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 New Patriotic Party (NPP) . He did not go to parliament as New Patriotic Party led by its flag bearer Professor Albert Adu Boahen boycotted the parliamentary elections. Donkor contested again in 1996 on the ticket of NPP and won becoming one of the only three MPs from the then Brong Ahafo region to go to Parliament on the ticket of NPP. The other two MPs from B/A were from Sunyani East and Sunyani West.