Although the first minister was responsible for Communications, the designation has changed over the years. The position became combined with that of Transport for many years. Over the past decade, they have remained as separate ministries, each with its own minister of state.
List of ministers
edit| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Casely-Hayford[1] | 6 March 1957 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party | |
| 2 | Krobo Edusei Minister for Transport and Communications |
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| 3 | Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond | 1964 | February 1966 | ||
| 4 | Matthew Poku | Feb 1968 | Apr 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 5 | Harona Esseku Minister for Transport and Communications |
1969 | 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 6 | Jatoe Kaleo[2] Minister for Transport and Communications |
1971 | 1972 | ||
| 7 | Lt. Col. Anthony Selormey Commissioner for Transport and Communications |
1972 | National Redemption Council | Military government | |
| 8 | Colonel David A. Iddisah Commissioner for Transport and Communications |
Supreme Military Council | |||
| 9 | Group Captain T. T. Kutin Commissioner for Transport and Communications |
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| 10 | Eric R.K. Dwemoh Commissioner for Transport and Communications |
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| 11 | George Harlley Commissioner for Transport and Communications |
1979 | 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | |
| 12 | Harry Sawyerr Minister for Transport and Communications |
1979 | 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
| 13 | Mahama Iddrisu Secretary for Transport and Communications |
1983 | 1987 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 14 | Yaw Donkor Secretary for Transport and Communications |
1987 | 1992 | ||
| 15 | Kwame Peprah Secretary for Transport and Communications |
1992 | 1993 | ||
| 16 | Edward Salia Minister for Transport and Communications |
1993 | 1995 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 17 | Ekwow Spio-Garbrah | 1998 | |||
| 18 | John Mahama | 1998 | 2001 | ||
| 19 | Felix Owusu-Adjapong[3] Minister for Transport and Communications |
2001 | 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 20 | Albert Kan Dapaah[4] [5] | 2003 | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Mike Oquaye[6] | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Dr. Ben Aggrey Ntim[7] | 2007 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Haruna Iddrisu | 2009 | 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 2012 | 2013 | Mahama government | |||
| 24 | Edward Omane Boamah[8] | 2013 | 2017 | ||
| 25 | Ursula Owusu-Ekuful[9] | 2017 | Incumbent | Nana Akufo-Addo 's govrernment | New Patriotic Party |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "1957 Govt. of Ghana". Photo Archive. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "West Africa, Volume 25, Part 2". 1971: 850.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Kufuor swears in four more ministers". News. Ghana Home Page. 10 February 2001. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Government names new Cabinet". News. Ghana Home Page. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office". News. Ghana Home Page. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Kufuor restructures ministerial team". News. Ghana Home Page. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "Full list of Ministers and Regional Ministers out". News. Ghana Home Page. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "President Mahama Administeres Oaths Of Allegiance And Secrecy To 17 Ministers". News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ "FULL LIST: All of Akufo Addo's presidential staff and ministers | 233 Live News". 233 Live News. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-11-24.