The Minister for Transport in Ghana is the political head of the Ministry of Transport of Ghana. The scope of the responsibilities of this position has varied over the years. Since 2009, the Ministries of Aviation, Harbours and Railways and the Road Transport Services have been covered by one single agency, the Ministry of Transport.[1] In previous years, the position had often been known as the Minister for Transport and Communications. In 2014, the Communications section of the Ministry was merged with the Ministry of Information to form a new Ministry of Communications with its own substantive minister, the Minister for Communications.[2]
List of ministers
edit| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krobo Edusei (Minister for Transport and Communications) |
Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party | ||
| 2 | A. J. Dowuona-Hammond (MP)[3] (Minister for Transport and Communications) |
1964 | Feb 1966 | ||
| 3 | Patrick Dankwa Anin (Minister for Communications) |
1966 | 1968 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 4 | Matthew Poku (Minister for Communications) |
1966 | 1968 | ||
| 5 | Harona Esseku (MP)[4] (Minister for Transport and Communications) |
1969 | 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 6 | Jatoe Kaleo (MP) (Minister for Transport and Communications) |
1971 | Jan 1972 | ||
| 7 | Lt. Colonel Anthony Selormey[5] (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) |
1972 | 1973 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 8 | Kwame Asante[6] (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) |
1973 | 1974 | ||
| 9 | Colonel Peter Kwame Agyekum (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) |
1974 | Oct 1975 | ||
| 10 | Colonel David A. Iddisah (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) |
Oct 1975 | Supreme Military Council | ||
| 11 | Group Captain T. T. Kutin (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) |
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| 12 | Eric R.K. Dwemoh (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) |
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| 13 | George Harlley (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) |
1978[7] | Jun 1979 | ||
| Jun 1979[8] | Sep 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | |||
| 14 | Harry Sawyerr[9] (Minister for Transport and Communications) |
1979 | Dec 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
| 15 | Mahama Iddrisu (Secretary for Transport and Communications) |
1983 | 1986 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 16 | Kwame M. Peprah[10] (Secretary for Transport and Communications) |
1986 | 1987 | ||
| 17 | Yaw Donkor (Secretary for Transport and Communications) |
1987 | 1992 | ||
| 18 | Kwame M. Peprah (Secretary for Transport and Communications) |
1992 | Jan 1993 | ||
| 19 | Edward Salia (Minister for Transport and Communications) (Minister for Roads and Transport) |
1993 | 1997 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 1997 | Jan 2001 | ||||
| 20 | Felix Owusu-Adjapong (Minister for Transport and Communications) |
2001 | 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 21 | Richard Anane (Minister for Roads, Highways and Transport) |
Apr 2003[11] | Oct 2006[12] | ||
| 22 | Vacant | Oct 2006 | 2007 | ||
| 23 | Godfred T. Bonyon[13] (Minister for Roads and Highways) |
Aug 2007 | Jan 2009 | ||
| 24 | Mike Hammah (MP) | 2009 | 2011 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 25 | Collins Dauda (MP) | Jan 2011 | Jul 2012 | ||
| Jul 2012 | Jan 2013 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress | ||
| 26 | Dzifa Attivor[14] | Feb 2013 | Dec 2015 | ||
| 27 | Fiifi Kwetey[15] | Feb 2016 | Jan 2017 | ||
| 28 | Kwaku Ofori Asiamah | Feb 2017 | Incumbent | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
References
edit- ^ "Ministry of Transport - Ghana - about ministry of transport". mot.gov.gh. Ministry of Transport, Ghana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Mahama announces first ministerial reshuffle". General news. Ghana Home Page. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Ghana Year Book 1966. Accra: Daily Graphic. 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Paxton (ed), J. (25 August 1970). Paxton, John (ed.). The Statesman's Year-Book 1970-71. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 407. doi:10.1057/9780230270992. ISBN 9780230270992. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Jubilee Ghana: a 50-year news journey thro' graphic. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 2006. p. 188. ISBN 9988809786.
- ^ "Asante Resigns". Ghana News. 6 (6/74): 2. 30 April 1974. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "Commissioners of State as at Sept. 1, 1978". Ghana News. 7 (8). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 13. September 1978. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "New Portfolios For Commissioners". Ghana News. 8 (7). Washington: Embassy of Ghana: 10. July 1979. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Parliament Approves Appointments of Ministers and Deputies". Ghana News. 8 (10): 6. November 1979. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "PNDC Secretaries". Ghana News. 15 (5). Washington D C: Embassy of Ghana: 2. May 1986.
- ^ "Government names new Cabinet". GhanaWeb. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "President accepts Anane's resignation". GhanaWeb. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Ghana News Agency". www.gna.org.gh. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Transport Minister resigns over bus branding scandal". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Fifi's Journey: How Well Do You Know Hon Fifi Fiavi Franklin Kwetey?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 31 December 2021.