Simeon Tarka
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Preceded byposition established
ConstituencyGboko West
BornSimeon Mbakorkaa Tarka
1953
1953
DiedMay 2019 (aged 66)
Simeon Tarka | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Benue | |
| In office 9 October 1979 – October 1983 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Constituency | Gboko West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simeon Mbakorkaa Tarka 1953 |
| Died | May 2019 (aged 66) |
| Party | National Party of Nigeria (1978–1983) |
| Parent | Joseph Tarka (father) |
| Occupation | Politician, businessman |
Simeon Tarka (1953–2019) was a Nigerian politician and statesman from Benue State. At the age of 28, he was elected to the Federal House of Representatives, serving as its youngest member from 1979 to 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic. He was the eldest son of the influential Nigerian politician Joseph Tarka.[1][2][3][4]
Tarka studied International Relations and Journalism at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, graduating a year before his election to the National Assembly.[1][4]
