Derrick Oduro (born 23 February 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who is also a retired military personnel with the Ghana Army and has a rank of major. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and the deputy Minister for Defence in Ghana. He is also a member of parliament for Nkoranza North Constituency in the then Brong Ahafo region now Bono East Region.

Early life and education

Oduro hails from ''Dromankese'' in the then Brong Ahafo Region now Bono East Region of Ghana. He holds a Masters of Arts in governance and leadership from the

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration The Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) is a public co-educational university spread over four campuses (Accra, Tema, Kumasi and Takoradi) and made up of six schools, ten research centers located at Greenhill in Accra ...

(GIMPA). He also holds a Diploma in Public Finance from the Institute of Accountancy Training and a Certificate from

Cranfield University , mottoeng = After clouds light , established = 1946 - College of Aeronautics 1969 - Cranfield Institute of Technology (gained university status by royal charter) 1993 - Cranfield University (adopted current name) , type = Public research uni ...

Career and politics

Oduro begun his career as a bursar at Akosas Business College from 1977 to 1979. After which he was drafted into the military from 1979 to 2005. He retired from the military and became a presiding member of the Nkoranza District Assembly from 2005 to 2007. In 2007, under the ticket of the New Patriotic Party, Derrick Oduro defeated his opponents from other political parties to represent the Nkoranza North Constituency and has represented his constituency to date. He contested in the

2020 Ghanaian general election General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2020. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was re-elected in the first round after securing a majority of the votes. Former President John Dramani Mahama says he ...

on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party and lost to Joseph Kwasi Mensah of the National Democratic Congress. Joseph Mensah obtained 15,124 of the valid vote cast while Oduro polled 10,978 votes.

Personal life

Derrick Oduro is married with six children and is a practising Seventh Day Adventist.

Committees

He is part of Gender and Children Committee, Business Committee and also the Youth, Sports and Culture Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oduro, Derrick Ghana Army personnel Living people Government ministers of Ghana 1958 births Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration alumni Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013 Ghanaian MPs 2013–2017 Ghanaian MPs 2017–2021