Derrick Oduro
{{Short description|Ghanaian politician}}
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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.{{cite web | url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/deputy-ministers | title=Deputy Ministers | publisher=Government of Ghana | accessdate=2 August 2017 | archive-date=24 September 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924104720/http://ghana.gov.gh/index.php/governance/deputy-ministers | url-status=dead }}{{cite web | url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/akufo-addo-releases-names-of-deputy-ministers-designate.html | title=Akufo-Addo releases names of 50 deputy and four more ministerial nominees | publisher=Graphic Ghana | date=15 March 2017 | accessdate=2 August 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://yen.com.gh/90398-list-akufo-addos-50-deputy-ministers-news-ministers.html | title=List of Akufo-Addo's 50 deputy ministers and four news ministers | publisher=Yen Ghana | date=15 March 2017 | accessdate=2 August 2017}}{{cite web | url=http://citifmonline.com/2017/03/15/akufo-addo-names-50-deputies-4-ministers-of-state/ | title=Akufo-Addo names 50 deputies, 4 ministers of state | publisher=Cifi FM Online | date=15 March 2017 | accessdate=2 August 2017}}{{cite web | url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/Akufo-Addo-picks-deputy-ministers-511811 | title=Akufo-Addo picks deputy ministers | publisher=Ghana Web | date=20 February 2017 | accessdate=2 August 2017}} He is also a member of parliament for Nkoranza North Constituency in the then Brong Ahafo region now Bono East Region.{{Cite web|title=Parliament of Ghana|url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=185|access-date=2020-12-07|website=www.parliament.gh}}
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 (GIMPA). He also holds a Diploma in Public Finance from the Institute of Accountancy Training and a Certificate from Cranfield University.{{cite web | url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=185 | title=Member of Parliament Hon Derek Oduro | publisher=Parliament of Ghana | date=20 February 2017 | accessdate=27 April 2019}}
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{{Cite web|title=‘Okro mouth’ media inciting public against MPs – Major (rtd) Derek Oduro|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/okro-mouth-media-inciting-public-against-mps-major-rtd-derek-oduro.html|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=185 | title=Member of Parliament Hon Derek Oduro | publisher=Parliament of Ghana | date= | accessdate=27 April 2019}}
He contested in the 2020 Ghanaian general election 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.{{Cite web|title=Nkoranza North: Deputy Defence Minister loses to NDC's Kwasi Mensah|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/nkoranza-north-deputy-defence-minister-loses-to-ndc-s-kwasi-mensah.html?fbclid=IwAR2pAk-L-WLwGK701CPWPS5xxUQgDDH9dbXUKOtAASbRhgbvrZZcwMJQ_tY|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}
Personal life
Derrick Oduro is married with six children and is a practising Seventh Day Adventist.{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=2497 | title=Full MP Details Oduro, Derek | publisher=Parliament of Ghana | date= | accessdate=27 April 2019}}{{Cite web|title=Ghana MPs - MP Details - Oduro, Derick (Maj Rtd)|url=http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=5527|access-date=2020-12-07|website=www.ghanamps.com}}
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Category:Government ministers of Ghana
Category:Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration alumni
Category:Ghanaian MPs 2009–2013