Ignatius Datong Longjan
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Ignatius Datong Longjan | |
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| Senator for Plateau South | |
| In office 11 June 2019 – 10 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jeremiah Useni |
| Succeeded by | Nora Daduut |
| Deputy Governor of Plateau State | |
| In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Governor | Jonah David Jang |
| Preceded by | Pauline Tallen |
| Succeeded by | Sonni Gwanle Tyoden |
| Chief of Staff to the Governor of Plateau State | |
| In office 29 May 2007 – 29 May 2011 | |
| Governor | Jonah David Jang |
| Succeeded by | Gyang Pwajok |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1944 |
| Died | 10 February 2020 (aged 75) Abuja, Nigeria |
| Party | All Progressives Congress |
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Ignatius Datong Longjan (19 May 1944 – 10 February 2020) was a Nigerian diplomat and politician who served as the senator representing the Plateau South senatorial district from 2019 until his death in 2020.[1] He previously served as the deputy governor of Plateau State from 2011 to 2015.[2]
Longjan was born in Kwa, Quanpaan Local government area of the present day Plateau State. He attended the Kwa Junior/Senior Primary School and St. Joseph's College, Vom. He then attended the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria for his university education, where he obtained a Diploma in Law, and also attended the City University of New York, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in public administration.[3]
