Hon. Haruna Iddrisu MP | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Tamale South | |
Assumed office Jan 2005 | |
Preceded by | First |
Minister for Employment and Labour Relations | |
In office 16 July 2014 –6 January 2017 | |
President | John Dramani Mahama |
Preceded by | Nii Armah Ashitey (MP) |
Succeeded by | Ignatius Baffour-Awuah (MP) |
Minister for Trade and Industry | |
In office Feb 2013 –16 July 2014 | |
President | John Dramani Mahama |
Preceded by | Hanna Tetteh |
Succeeded by | Ekwow Spio-Garbrah |
Minister for Communications | |
In office Feb 2009 –Feb 2013 | |
President | John Evans Atta Mills |
Preceded by | Ben Aggrey Ntim |
Succeeded by | Edward Omane Boamah |
Minority Leader in Parliament | |
In office July 2017 –January 2023 | |
Preceded by | Alban Bagbin (MP) |
Succeeded by | Cassiel Ato Forson (MP) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tamale,Ghana | 8 September 1970
Political party | National Democratic Congress |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Ghana |
Profession | Barrister |
Haruna Iddrisu (born 8 September 1970) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician who is a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Tamale South. [1] He served as the Minority Leader for NDC in Ghana's Parliament from January 2017 [2] [3] [4] [5] and was succeeded by Ato Forson. [6]
Haruna Iddrisu was born in 1970 at Tamale,Ghana.He started his early education at Kulikuli school. Iddrisu studied at the University of Ghana between 1993 and 1997 where he obtained B.A. (Hons) in Sociology. [7] He was active in student politics and was the President of the National Union of Ghana Students during his final year. Iddrisu is also a barrister and has been a member of the Ghana Bar Association since 2002. [8]
After being a student leader for years in his tertiary education period,Iddrisu transitioned into mainstream national politics and rose to become the National Youth Organizer for the National Democratic Congress in 2002. [9] [10] He held that position for 8 years even whilst Minister of Communications until stepping down in 2010 and not seeking reelection. [11]
He stood for MP in the 2004 parliamentary election in the then newly formed Tamale South constituency. [12] Iddrisu served as the Ranking Member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communications and also the Minority Spokesman on Communications in the fourth Parliament when the National Democratic Congress,his party was in opposition. [13]
He retained his seat in the 2008 parliamentary election by gaining 78.2% of the total votes cast. [14] He once again retained his seat in the 2012 parliamentary elections by getting 74.6% of the total votes cast. [15]
Even though his party lost the Presidential Elections,Haruna retained his seat in the 2016 Elections and was selected to lead the minority caucus as the Minority Leader of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic in Ghana. [16]
In January 2020,Haruna Iddrisu donated a CHPS compound to the Duunyin community in the Northern region of Ghana to provide health care services to the indigents of the community. [17] During the parliamentary elections that year,he retained the Tamale South Constituency seat after winning the parliamentary elections. [18] [19]
In January 2023,Haruna's reign as Minority Leader came to an end after the minority NDC changed its leadership in parliament,replacing Haruna with Ato Forson. [20] [21] [22]
In May 2023,Haruna run unopposed for the NDC Parliamentary primaries and won. In history in Ghana's politics,he is the only incumbent MP to run for primaries unopposed for 4 consecutive times. [23] [24]
He wrote on his X channel on 29 March,2024 that "I visited the National Chief Imam,Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu,to commiserate with him on the passing of his wife,Hajia Tahwee Ramatu Sharubutu" [25]
He has held various positions in government,including Minister for Communications under the Mills and Mahama governments as well as Minister for Trade between 2013 and 2014. He was appointed the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations by President Mahama in July 2014. [26]
He is a married Muslim,has 3 children and hails from the Northern Region of Ghana.
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