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. 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.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.Personal Life
Cletus is a Catholic Christian and is married with four children.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. 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.
