Femi Pedro

Femi Pedro
Femi Pedro
Deputy Governor of Lagos State
	In office; 14 January 2003 – 10 May 2007
Governor	Bola Tinubu
Preceded by	Kofoworola Bucknor
Succeeded by	Abiodun Ogunleye
Personal details
Born	Olufemi Olusegun Pedro; 29 January 1955 (age 69); Lagos Island, Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria)
Political party	All Progressives Congress (2013–present)
Other political; affiliations	Alliance for Democracy (1998–2006); Action Congress of Nigeria (2006); Labour Party (2006–2009); Peoples Democratic Party (2009–2013);
Spouse	Jumoke Pedro
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin; Wichita State University;
Occupation	Politician; economist;

Olufemi "Femi" Olusegun Pedro (born 29 January 1955) is a Nigerian economist and politician who served as deputy governor of Lagos State from 2003 to 2007. Before his election alongside Bola Tinubu, he was a co-owner and the chief executive officer of First Atlantic Bank, now FinBank.

Pedro is the current chairman of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), and the founding chairman of the Lagos State Sports Trust Fund.^[1]

^ "Pedro Appointed Lagos Sports Trust Fund Founding Chairman". NewsDiaryOnline. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[1] "Pedro Appointed Lagos Sports Trust Fund Founding Chairman". NewsDiaryOnline. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

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Femi Pedro

Deputy Governor of Lagos State
In office 14 January 2003 – 10 May 2007
Governor	Bola Tinubu
Preceded by	Kofoworola Bucknor
Succeeded by	Abiodun Ogunleye

Personal details
Born	Olufemi Olusegun Pedro (1955-01-29) 29 January 1955 (age 69) Lagos Island, Lagos, British Nigeria (now Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria)
Political party	All Progressives Congress (2013–present)
Other political affiliations	Alliance for Democracy (1998–2006) Action Congress of Nigeria (2006) Labour Party (2006–2009) Peoples Democratic Party (2009–2013)
Spouse	Jumoke Pedro
Alma mater	University of Wisconsin Wichita State University
Occupation	Politician economist