Lee Tandoh Ocran (born about 1945; died 21 February 2019) was a

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politician who served as Minister for Education of

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from 2012 to 2013. Ocran was appointed Minister by

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in February 2012 in a cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of

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from the government and the sacking of

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Career

In 2000 he was Deputy Minister of Environment Science and Technology. He was the former Minister for Education from 2012 to 2013. He was sworn in as a board chairman of VRA in February 2014. He was also the former High Commissioner of

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Early life

Since January 2005 as candidate from the National Democratic Congress he was

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for the Jomoro constituency until he lost his seat to the daughter of

Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah (born 21 September 190927 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from Britain in 1957. An in ...

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of the

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in the December 2008 parliamentary election. In February 2014 Ocran was sworn in as board chairman of

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. On he described the

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as a

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(extravagant but burdensome gift).

Personal life

He was a Christian and worshiped as a Catholic. He was married with three children.

Death

He died at the age of 74 after battling with illnesses.

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