[1] He previously served as minister of state for Agriculture and Rural Development from 2015 to 2019,[2] and as Senator representing Bayelsa West Senatorial District from 2007 to 2015.

Heineken Lokpobiri received an LL.B (Hons) in 1994 from Rivers State University of Science and Technology,[4] Port Harcourt, BL February 1995.

[5] He was elected to the Nigerian Senate for the Bayelsa West constituency in 2007 and was appointed to committees on Sports, Public Accounts, Police Affairs, Niger Delta and Millennium Development Goals.

Senator Lokpobiri initiated a stormy debate when he accused the authorities of acting illegally by failing to first secure the approval of the National Council of States.

[10] Lokpobiri ran for reelection as Bayelsa West Senator in the April 2011 elections, on the PDP platform, and was initially declared the winner.

Senator Joshua Dariye said, "The most democratic institution in the world is organized labour, they are the only hope of the society, if we stampede them, I fear we will be calling for anarchy.