Haruna Iddrisu

Haruna Iddrisu
Hon.; Haruna Iddrisu
Member of the Ghana Parliament; for Tamale South
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; Jan 2005
Preceded by	First
Minister for Communications
	In office; Feb 2009 – Feb 2013
President	John Evans Atta Mills
Preceded by	Ben Aggrey Ntim
Succeeded by	Edward Omane Boamah
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 Employment and Labour Relations
	In office; 16 July 2014 – 6 January 2017
President	John Dramani Mahama
Preceded by	Nii Armah Ashitey (MP)
Personal details
Born	8 September 1970; Tamale, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Ghana
Profession	Barrister

Haruna Iddrisu (born 8 September 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Tamale South.[1] He is also currently the Minority Leader in Ghana's Parliament.[1]

Early life and Education

Haruna Iddrisu was born in 1970 at Tamale, Ghana. Iddrisu studied at the University of Ghana between 1993 and 1997 where he obtained B.A. (Hons) in Sociology.[2] 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.[3]

Politics

He is the Minority Leader of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic in Ghana. Iddrisu has been the National Youth Organiser for the National Democratic Congress since 2002. He stood for parliament in the 2004 parliamentary election in the then newly formed Tamale South constituency.[4] He retained his seat in the 2008 parliamentary election.[5] 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.[6]

Personal Life

He is a Muslim and has 3 children and also from the northern region in Ghana.

References

"We haven't received any PPEs from government – EC tells Haruna Iddrisu". MyJoyOnline.com. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
"Hon. Iddrisu Haruna". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
"Hon Haruna Iddrisu - Minister for Communications". Government of Ghana. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
"Parliamentary Results Tamale South (Northern Region)". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
"Parliamentary Results Tamale-South (Northern Region)". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
"Ministerial reshuffle: Spio rejoins gov't". Ghanaweb.com. Ghana Home Page. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.

External links and sources

Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by First	Member of Parliament for Tamale South 2005 – present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Ben Aggrey Ntim	Minister for Communication 2009 – 2013	Succeeded by Edward Omane Boamah
Preceded by Hanna Tetteh	Minister for Trade and Industry 2013 – 2014	Succeeded by Ekwow Spio-Garbrah
Preceded by Nii Armah Ashitey	Minister for Employment and Labour Relations 2014 –2017	Succeeded by Ignatius Bafuor Awuah (MP)

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[:0-1] "We haven't received any PPEs from government – EC tells Haruna Iddrisu". MyJoyOnline.com. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

[2] "Hon. Iddrisu Haruna". Parliament of Ghana. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

[3] "Hon Haruna Iddrisu - Minister for Communications". Government of Ghana. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

[4] "Parliamentary Results Tamale South (Northern Region)". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

[5] "Parliamentary Results Tamale-South (Northern Region)". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

[6] "Ministerial reshuffle: Spio rejoins gov't". Ghanaweb.com. Ghana Home Page. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.