Abel Nathaniel Bankole Stronge (born in Freetown

Freetown

Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa. It is a major port city on the Atlantic Ocean located in the Western Area of the country, and had a city proper population of 772,873 at the 2004 census. The city is the economic, financial, and cultural center of...

, Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone , officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Guinea to the north and east, Liberia to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west and southwest. Sierra Leone covers a total area of and has an estimated population between 5.4 and 6.4...

) is the current speaker of Parliament of Sierra Leone

Parliament of Sierra Leone

The unicameral Parliament of Sierra Leone is the country's legislative body. It is sometimes known as the House of Representatives.The current Parliament, formed following elections held on 14 May 2002, has a total of 124 members. 112 members are directly elected in multi-member constituencies...

. He is a member of the ruling All People's Congress

All People's Congress

The All People's Congress is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, the other is the Sierra Leone People's Party . The party was founded in 1960 by Pa Mucktarru Kallay, Allieu Badarr Koroma,Alhaji Sheik Gibril Sesay C A Kamara-Taylor, S A T Koroma and Abu Bakarr S Bangura...

 (APC) and represent the Western Area Urban District

Western Area Urban District

The Western Area Urban District is one of the 14 Districts of Sierra Leone. It is by far the most populous district in the country with a population of 1,173,022 and is located in the Western Area. The Western Area Urban District comprises Freetown, the nation's capital and its urban suburbs...

. Bankole Stronge succeeded Edmund Cowan

Edmund Cowan

Edmund K. Cowan is a Sierra Leonean politician. He was the speaker of Parliament of Sierra Leone until 2007. He represented the Sierra Leone People's Party. He was subsequently appointed as the country's Ombudsman.-References:...

 of the Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party

Sierra Leone People's Party is one of the two major political parties in Sierra Leone, along with the All People's Congress .-Formation:...

 as speaker of Parliament after the 2007 Sierra Leone Presidential and Legislative elections.
Bankole Stronge is a Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 and a member of the Creole ethnic minority who mostly live in the Western Area of Sierra Leone.

External links

• http://www.sl-parliament.org/composition.htm
• http://allafrica.com/stories/200907300505.html