Answer the following question: Facts: - residence: yukon , oklahoma - successor: michael c. thompson michael c. thompson - spouse: renee - predecessor: bob ricks bob ricks - office: oklahoma public safety secretary of safety and security oklahoma commissioner of - term end: 2011 2011 - children: matthew and mark - birth date: 1963 - term start: 2004 2004 - name: kevin ward - website: -lsb- http://www.dps.state.ok.us/ oklahoma department of public safety -rsb- - birth place: bethany , oklahoma - governor: brad henry brad henry - occupation: state trooper Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kevin l. ward .
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captain kevin ward , ohp -lrb- born 1963 -rrb- is an american police officer and politician from the u.s. state of oklahoma .ward previously served as the oklahoma secretary of safety and security , having been appointed by governor of oklahoma brad henry in 2004 and serving until 2011 .ward served concurrently as oklahoma commissioner of public safety .