Stephen Orise Oru is a Nigerian politicion. He is the current Minister of Niger Delta Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Early life and education
Stephen Oru was born in Delta State, Ughelli North L.G.A.. He attended Government College, Ughelli. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 and a Masters of Arts in Education in 1976 from Ahmadu Bello University. He furthered his studies in the United States where he obtained a PhD from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio in 1978
Oru began his political career in 1982 with the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) as the Secretary of Youth Wing, Ughelli LGA, Bendel State. Since then, he has held various positions within Nigeria's political scene; some of which include:
State Youth Leader, NPN, Bendel State - 1983
State Financial Secretary, NPN, Bendel State - 1983
Member of Transition Committee, Bendel State - 1983
Founding Member of the People's Democratic Party of Nigeria - 1998
Deputy National Secretary, PDP - 2005-2008
Secretary, PDP Disciplinary Committee - 2005-2008
Member, Delta State PDP Caucus - 2005-2008
Coordinator PDP Foreign Chapters - 2005-2008
Acting National Secretary, PDP - 2007
Member and Secretary, PDP National Reconciliation Committee under the Chairmanship of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, GCON - 2007
Delta State Coordinator, Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign Organization - 2010-2011
Member, South-South Goodluck-Sambo Presidential Campaign Council - 2010-2011
Member, Delta State Gubernatorial Campaign Council- 2010-2011
Member, Delta State PDP Reconciliation Committee - 2011
PDP National Vice Chairman(South-South) 2012-2014
Other notable non-political capacities held by Oru in the past:
Member of Senate, University of Benin - 1982-1983
Director, Integrated Development Services Limited (IDSL), a Subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation - 2001-2004
Chairman, National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) - 2005-2007
Chairman, Governing Board of Delta State College of Education - 2007-2009
Chairman, Governing Board of Delta State Polytechnic. 2009-2014
Member, Ahmadu Bello University Council - 2009-2011
Chairman, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Cross River State - 2013-2014
