Halima Tayo Alao is a Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

n civil servant who appointed Minister of Environment and Housing in July 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua, and was released from the post on 29 Oct 2008.

Background

Halima Tayo Alao was born on December 6, 1956. She earned an MSc in Architecture from the Ahmadu Bello University

Ahmadu Bello University

Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....

, Zaria

Zaria

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 in 1981. She joined the Kwara State

Kwara State

Kwara State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Ilorin. The primary ethnic group of Kwara State is Yoruba, with significant Nupe, Bariba and Fulani minorities.- History :...

 civil service in 1982.
She became a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Transport, Ilorin

Ilorin

Ilorin is one of the largest cities in Nigeria and is the capital of Kwara State. As of 2007 it had a population of 847,582.-History:Ilorin was founded by the Yoruba, one of the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, in 1450...

, Kwara State. She was given a Masters degree in Public Administration, 2003 by the University of Ilorin

University of Ilorin

The University of Ilorin, sometimes known as Unilorin, is a university in Ilorin, Nigeria.It was established by a decree of the Federal Military Government in 1975 and is a federal government owned tertiary institution of education located in Ilorin, Kwara State, north central Nigeria...

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From 2005 to July 2006 she was Federal Minister of State for Health.

Minister of Environment and Housing

Halima Tayo Alao was appointed Minister of Environment and Housing on 26 July 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.
She was dismissed in a major cabinet reshuffle on October 29, 2008.
The dismissal was said to have been due to her constant arguments with Chuka Odom, minister of state and representative of the Progressive Peoples Alliance

Progressive Peoples Alliance

The Progressive Peoples Alliance is a political party in Nigeria. Notable members of the party include Orji Uzor Kalu.The party won gubernatorial elections in 2003 and 2007 in Abia State. The party also won the governorship election in 2007 in Imo State...

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Her replacement was John Odey, appointed on 17 December 2008.