Lee Ocran

Lee Tandoh Ocran was a Ghanaian politician who served as Minister for Education of Ghana from 2012 to 2013. Ocran was appointed Minister by President John Atta Mills in February 2012 in a cabinet reshuffle following the resignation of Betty Mould-Iddrisu from the government and the sacking of Martin Amidu.

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 Ghana to South Africa.

Since January 2005 as candidate from the National [Democratic Congress (Ghana)|National Democratic Congress] he was Member of Parliament for the Jomoro constituency until he lost his seat to the daughter of Kwame Nkrumah, Samia Nkrumah of the Convention People's Party in the 2008 [Ghanaian parliamentary election|December 2008 parliamentary election]. In February 2014 Ocran was sworn in as board chairman of Volta River Authority. On he described the Bui Dam as a White Elephant.

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

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