David Mark
David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark (born April 1948 in Zungeru , today in the state of Niger , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian politician .
biography
After attending school, Mark, who comes from the Idoma people , studied telecommunications at the College of Military Engineering and the Military College for Telecommunications and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.Telecomm.). He then worked as an officer in the Nigerian armed forces and later as a businessman and entrepreneur.
His political career began in January 1984 as the governor of the state of Niger. He held this office until 1986.
In 1991 he was elected Senator for the first time and has been a member of the Senate (Senate of Nigeria) ever since . In 2003 and 2007 he was re-elected as a representative of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the constituency of Benue South in the southern region of Benue state . In 2003 he also became a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) . As a senator, he mainly dealt with questions of foreign policy and national security .
From 2007 to 2015, Mark succeeded Ken Nnamani as President of the Senate.
Web links
- AfDevInfo ( Memento from September 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jola Sotubo: Goodbye David Mark - Who will be Nigeria's next Senate President? pulse.ng, April 3, 2015, accessed April 4, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mark, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mark, David Alechenu Bonaventure (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nigerian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zungeru , colony and protectorate of Nigeria (today: Niger State , Nigeria ) |