Minister for Information (Ghana)

The Minister for Information in Ghana usually heads the Ministry of Information. This position has existed in various configurations until the cabinet reshuffle of 16 July 2014 when President Mahama merged the functions of this ministry into that of the Ministry of Communications with the Minister of Communications having oversight for both Information as well as Communications.[1] On 16 July 2014, Mahama had another cabinet reshuffle involving a lot of ministries.[2]

List of ministers

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party
16 March 1957Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
2Kwaku Boateng (MP)
3Tawia Adamafio (MP)19601962
4Imoru Egala (MP)1962
5National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
6 T.D. Brodie Mends (MP)1 October 196927 January 1971Busia governmentProgress Party
7Major Anthony Selormey1972May 1972National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
8Colonel I. K. Acheampong
8Colonel C. R. Tachie-Menson
9Major General Robert KoteiSupreme Military Council
10Colonel Parker H.S. Yarney
11Dixon Kwame Afreh
{Commissioner for Information and Cocoa Affairs}
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
12Yaw O. Afriyie
John S. Nabila
{Minister for Information and Tourism}
19791980Limann governmentPeople's National Party
13Joyce Aryee19821985Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
14Kofi Totobi Quakyi19851993
19932001Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
15Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey2003Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
16Nana Akomea (MP)20032005
17Daniel Kwaku Botwe20052006
18Kwamena Bartels (MP)20062007
19Florence Oboshie Sai-Cofie[3]20072008
20 Stephen Asamoah Boateng[4][5] 2008 2009
21Zita Okaikoi20092010Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
22John Tia (MP)20102012
23Fritz Baffour (MP)20122012
20122013Mahama government
24Mahama Ayariga (MP)30 January 201316 July 2014
25Mustapha Abdul-HamidFebruary 2017August 2018[6]Akuffo-Addo's governmentNew Patriotic Party
26Kojo Oppong Nkrumah[7]August 2018incumbent

References

  1. "Mahama announces first ministerial reshuffle". General news. Ghana Home Page. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. "Ministerial reshuffle: Spio rejoins gov't". Ghanaweb.com. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. "Oboshie Sai Coffie Dazzles The Appointments Committee Of Parliament". www.ghanaweb.com. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. "Asamoah-Boateng: There is no pressure on government". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. "Delay in passing information bill seeks to improve implementation first". www.ghanadot.com. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. "Zongo Minister appointment a higher calling – Mustapha Hamid". Ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. "NPP never promised to build factories in every district – Kojo Oppong Nkrumah". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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