Samuel Ortom
Samuel Ioraer Ortom | |
|---|---|
| 18th Governor of Benue State | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Suswam |
| Succeeded by | Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia |
| Federal Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Nigeria | |
| In office 11 July 2011 – 25 October 2014 | |
| Supervising Minister, Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation Nigeria | |
| In office 14 February 2014 – 15 August 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Princess Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi |
| Succeeded by | Osita Chidoka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1961 Guma LGA, Benue State, Nigeria |
| Party | PDP |
Samuel Ioraer Ortom (ⓘ; born 23 April 1961) is a Nigerian politician, businessman, administrator and philanthropist. He was a Minister of State Trade and Investments and the Supervising Minister for Aviation in Nigeria during the presidency of Goodluck Jonathan in 2011. Ortom was elected governor of Benue State as a member of the All Progressives Congress in 2015, though he later defected to the People's Democratic Party. He was re-elected as governor on 29 May 2019. Ortom's tenure ended on 29 May 2023, succeeded by a Catholic priest of the opposition party, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia.