Eric Opoku is a Ghanaian politician and member of the 9th parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Asunafo South Constituency in the Ahafo Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress.

[4] Prior to his appointment into parliament, he worked as a teacher with the Ghana Education Service at SDA Primary School in Sankore, from 1997 to 2000.

He was then reelected on 7 January 2017 after the 2016 Ghanaian General Elections where he obtained 52.97% of the valid votes cast.He has worked as the Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Minister from 2009 to 2013.

[4] In the 7th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana he served on the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee as a ranking Member.

[1] Opoku received an award as the best member of parliament for communal and rural development for 2017 from the Bureau of Research on Governance, Commerce and Administration (BORGCA).

[14][15] Though left unharmed the attackers allegedly made away with about GHS 10,400.00, a television set and decoder and damaged three of Opoku's vehicles.