{"id":4350,"date":"2019-07-23T10:51:49","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T10:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/?p=4350"},"modified":"2019-12-12T10:06:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T10:06:45","slug":"curriculum-vitae-of-acting-igpmr-james-oppong-boanuh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/curriculum-vitae-of-acting-igpmr-james-oppong-boanuh\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Vitae of IGP\/Mr. James Oppong Boanuh"},"content":{"rendered":"

CURRICULUM VITAE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. PERSONAL DATA<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Name: <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Oppong-Boanuh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

    Hometown:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Aboabo No.1, Dormaa District, Bono Region<\/p>\n

    Nationality:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ghanaian<\/p>\n

    Gender:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Male<\/p>\n

    ADDRESS:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Ghana Police Headquarters, P. O. Box GPO 116, Accra, Ghana<\/p>\n

    E-mail:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 jamesop2000@yahoo.com<\/a>, jamesop2000@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 james.oppong-boanuh@police.gov.gh<\/a><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

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    1. EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        \n
      • Masters in Human Rights<\/strong> – University of Education, Winneba (2015)<\/li>\n
      • (B.L.)<\/strong> \u2013 Ghana School of Law, Accra (1984) \u2013 Called to the Bar & Enrolled as a Member of the Ghana Bar Association (1984).<\/li>\n
      • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Law and Political Science<\/strong> – the University of Ghana, Legon (1982)<\/li>\n
      • GCE Ordinary and Advanced Levels,<\/strong> Dormaa Secondary School, Dormaa Ahenkro (1977, 1979)<\/li>\n
      • Aboabo (Dormaa) L\/A Primary & Middle Schools – 1963 \u2013 1972<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

         <\/p>\n

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        1. POLICE MANAGEMENT AND FIELD COMMAND<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            \n
          • 2017 \u2013 2018 –\u00a0 Director-General\/Administration<\/strong><\/li>\n
          • 2013 – 2017 –\u00a0 Director-General\/Services<\/strong><\/li>\n
          • 2013 Director-General\/Police Intelligence and Professional\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Standards (PIPS<\/strong>).<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            • 2009 –\u00a0 Director-General\/Legal & Prosecutions<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0 <\/strong>Also acted as Director-General\/Research & Planning.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • 2007 –\u00a0 2008 –\u00a0 Regional Police Commander, Accra Region<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • 2006 –\u00a0 2007 –\u00a0 Regional Police Commander, the then Brong-Ahafo Region<\/strong><\/li>\n
              • 2005 –\u00a0 Director-General\/Welfare with\u00a0 additional responsibility over\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the ICT Directorate<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                • 2004 –\u00a0 Director-General\/Human Resource<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • 2002 – 2004 –\u00a0 Appointed First Chief Staff Officer to IGP<\/strong><\/li>\n
                • 2002 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 –\u00a0 Secretary to Police Council,<\/strong> Police Headquarters.<\/li>\n
                • 1997 – 2000 –\u00a0 Senior Legal Officer<\/strong>, Legal Directorate, Police Headquarters.<\/li>\n
                • 1996 -1997 –\u00a0 Regional Traffic Officer<\/strong>, Motor Traffic Unit, Tema Region. Also<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  acted as District Commander, Community 1, Tema<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • 1990 – 1996 – ADC\/Personal Assistant to the Inspector-General of Police.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                  • 1989 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0–\u00a0 Officer in Charge<\/strong>, Accra Central Police Station.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                     <\/p>\n

                    \u00a0<\/u>UNITED NATIONS\/PEACEKEEPING MISSION EXPERIENCE:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    • 2010 \u2013 2012 \u2013 UNAMID – <\/strong>Appointed Police Commissioner and Head of Police Component of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation (Mission) in Darfur (UNAMID)<\/li>\n
                    • 2005 \u2013 AMIS <\/strong>– Appointed Deputy Police Commissioner for the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      – Led the Advance Team to set up the Police Component of AMIS.<\/p>\n

                      – Drafted the Police Component\u2019s Concept of Operations (CONOPS).<\/p>\n

                      – Acted as Police Commissioner for the Mission until the arrival of the substantive Commissioner (November 2005 \u2013 March 2006).<\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • 2001 – CIVPOL Officer in the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor (UNTAET).<\/li>\n
                      • 2001- Personnel Officer at the CIVPOL Headquarters of UNTAET responsible for Transfers and Deployments.<\/li>\n
                      • 2001 (May) – 2002 (January) – Deputy Chief of Investigations\/UNTAET.<\/li>\n
                      • 1994 – United Nations Mission in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) as a Civil Police (CIVPOL).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                         <\/p>\n

                          \n
                        1. SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                            \n
                          • 1988 \u2013 Joined the Ghana Police Service. Did two years training at the Ghana Police Training School and the Ghana Police Academy.\u00a0 This included fieldwork at the Accra Central Police Division.<\/li>\n
                          • 1990 \u2013 Graduated from the Ghana Police Academy<\/li>\n
                          • 1992 \u2013 (January \u2013 March) VIP Protection Course, International Centre for Crime Prevention, Research and Study, Cairo, Egypt.<\/li>\n
                          • 1992 \u2013 (November) \u2013 Attended Intermediate Command Course at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).<\/li>\n
                          • 1995 \u2013 INTERPOL Conference in Beijing, China.<\/li>\n
                          • 1996 \u2013 Senior Command Course at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)<\/li>\n
                          • 1999 \u2013 (March) \u2013 Attended the International Criminal Investigations Assistance Programme (ICITAP) Course organized by the Department of Justice of the United States of America, in Accra, Ghana.<\/li>\n
                          • 1999 \u2013 (May) A Seminar on the Techniques of Negotiations for Diplomats and Senior Police Officers organized by the Ghana Chapter of the Centre for Democracy and Development.<\/li>\n
                          • 2000 \u2013 (May) African Bar Association Biennial Conference, Accra, Ghana.<\/li>\n
                          • 2002 \u2013 (January) Advanced Management and Command Course at the Ghana Police Academy.<\/li>\n
                          • 2004 (1 \u2013 6 March) \u2013 UN Civilian Police Service Management Seminar \u2013 Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra.<\/li>\n
                          • 2004 (13 \u2013 18 October) \u2013 Standardized Training Module 3 Seminar \u2013 Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre Accra.<\/li>\n
                          • 2004 \u2013 UN Civilian Police Senior Management Course (KAIPTC)<\/li>\n
                          • 2006 \u2013 Strategic Leadership Course (Police Senior Staff College) Bramshill, United Kingdom<\/li>\n
                          • 2010 ECOWAS Senior Mission Leadership Course, National Defence College, Abuja, Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                             <\/p>\n

                              \n
                            1. OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                \n
                              • Between 1984 and 1986 \u2013 Lecturer in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the Ghana Police Academy (National Service).<\/li>\n
                              • 1986 to 1988 – Legal Officer at the Legal Department of the Agricultural Development Bank, Accra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
                                  \n
                                1. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                    \n
                                  • 1996 \u2013 2000 – Senior Legal Officer at the National Police Headquarters.<\/li>\n
                                  • Advising the Ghana Police Administration on matters of the law – both criminal and civil.<\/li>\n
                                  • Directing and supervising investigations by giving legal advice on case files at both investigations and prosecutions level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                     <\/p>\n

                                      \n
                                    1. COMPUTER LITERACY:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                        \n
                                      • Very good Computer skills in all Windows Versions as well as Microsoft Office Programs like Ms-Word, Ms-Excel and Ms-Power Point.<\/li>\n
                                      • Troubleshooting and minor repairs on computers.<\/li>\n
                                      • Installation and upgrading of both software and hardware.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                         <\/p>\n

                                          \n
                                        1. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                            \n
                                          • As the Regional Traffic officer supervised the introduction of the \u201cCasino One-Way\u201d thereby easing traffic congestion considerably in the Tema Metropolis.<\/li>\n
                                          • As the Regional Commander for the then Brong-Ahafo, strictly enforced Patrols within the Region, especially on highways, thereby curtailing armed robbery.<\/li>\n
                                          • Through dialogue and consultation, managed to keep the chieftaincy disputes in the Brong-Ahafo Region in check.<\/li>\n
                                          • As the Regional Commander for Accra, he devised effective crime management strategies that ensured the enjoyment of peace by the residents of Accra and its suburbs. Armed robbery was reduced considerably during my tenure as Regional Commander.<\/li>\n
                                          • As the Chief Staff Officer to the IGP, he reorganised the Police Headquarters administration by introducing decentralisation and giving each Schedule Officer a Secretariat with its own staff including a Staff Officer.<\/li>\n
                                          • As the Deputy Police Commissioner for AMIS in Darfur, he led the Advance Team to set up the Police Component of the Mission from scratch. His team drafted the CONOPS for the Police Component.<\/li>\n
                                          • As the Police Commissioner for UNAMID, facilitated the appointment of female officers into command positions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                                             <\/p>\n

                                             <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                            CURRICULUM VITAE PERSONAL DATA Name: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 James Oppong-Boanuh\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hometown:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aboabo No.1, Dormaa District, Bono Region Nationality:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ghanaian Gender:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Male ADDRESS:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ghana Police Headquarters, P. O. Box GPO 116, Accra, Ghana E-mail:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 jamesop2000@yahoo.com, jamesop2000@gmail.com\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 james.oppong-boanuh@police.gov.gh   EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION: Masters in Human Rights – University of Education, Winneba (2015) (B.L.) \u2013 Ghana School of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general_announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4350"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4508,"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4350\/revisions\/4508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/police.gov.gh\/en\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}