In office 6 May 2010 – 29 May 2015 Acting: 9 February 2010 – 6 May 2010
Vice President
Namadi Sambo
Preceded by
Umaru Yar'Adua
Succeeded by
Muhammadu Buhari
12th Vice President of Nigeria
In office 29 May 2007 – 6 May 2010
President
Umaru Yar'Adua
Preceded by
Atiku Abubakar
Succeeded by
Namadi Sambo
Governor of Bayelsa
In office 9 December 2005 – 29 May 2007
Preceded by
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha
Succeeded by
Timipre Sylva
Deputy Governor of Bayelsa
In office 29 May 1999 – 9 December 2005
Governor
Diepreye Alamieyeseigha
Personal details
Born
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan
(1957-11-20) 20 November 1957 (age 66) Ogbia, Eastern Region, British Nigeria (now Ogbia, Bayelsa State, Nigeria)
Political party
Peoples Democratic Party
Spouse
Patience Jonathan
Children
2
Education
Doctor of Philosophy degree in Zoology
Alma mater
University of Port Harcourt
Occupation
Politician
Website
gej.ng
Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe JonathanGCFR GCON (born 20 November 1957)[1] is a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015.[2] He lost the 2015 presidential election to former military head of state General Muhammadu Buhari and was the first incumbent president in Nigerian history to concede defeat in an election and therefore allow for a peaceful transition of power.[3]
Previously, Jonathan served as the vice president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010 under the administration of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua;[4] and in oil-rich Bayelsa State as governor from 2005 to 2007, and deputy governor from 1999 to 2005.[5][2]
^Heyford, Lawson (11 December 2006). "Jonathan: A Colossus at 49". The Source. Vol. 20, no. 10. Lagos: Summit Publications Ltd. Archived from the original on 15 January 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
^ ab"Goodluck Jonathan". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
^Max Siollun (1 April 2015). "How Goodluck Jonathan lost the Nigerian election". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
^"Goodluck Jonathan: from poor boy to accidental president". the Guardian. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
^"Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan, profile of a defeated president". BBC News. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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