Northern Regional Minister

The Northern Regional Minister is the Ghana government official who is responsible for overseeing the administration of the Northern Region of Ghana. The boundaries of the Northern Region have changed at various times in Ghana's history. Following the December 2018 referendums, the North East Region has been carved out of it. There are currently sixteen administrative regions in Ghana.

List of Northern Regional Ministers

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party
1Emmanuel Adama Mahama[1] (MP)1964Nkrumah governmentConvention Peoples' Party
2J. M. Kporvi19661967National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
3Col. D. Laryea19671968
4Seth Birikiorang19681969
5H. A. Nuamah19691969
6J. A. Braimah19691972Busia governmentProgress Party
7Lt. Colonel D. A. Iddisah1972 ?National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
8Colonel P. K. Agyekum1973April 1974
9Lt. Colonel Festus F. AddaeApril 19749 October 1975
10Major R. K. Zumah9 October 19751978Supreme Military Council
11Lt. Colonel L. K. Kodjiku[2]19781979
June 1979September 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
12Alhaji I. Haruna[3] ? ?Limann governmentPeople's National Party
13Thomas Ibrahim1982 ?Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
14D. S. Zachariah[4]1986 ?
15Abdulai Ibrahim ? ?Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
16Seidu Iddi ? ?
17Ben Salifu[5]February 2001November 2001Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
18Prince Imoru Andani[6]November 2001May 2003
19Ernest Debrah[5]May 2003February 2005
20Boniface Abubakar Siddique[7]20052006
21Mustapha Ali Idris[8]2006January 2009
22S.S. Nanyina20092010Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
23Moses Bukari Mabengba2010July 2012
July 2012March 2013Mahama government
24Bede Ziedeng[9]March 2013July 2014
25Limuna Mohammed MuniruJuly 2014January 2017
26Salifu Saeed[10]February 2017IncumbentAkufo-Addo governmentNew Patriotic Party

See also

Notes

  1. "Ghanaian Ministers Tour USA". Ghana News: Dr Kwame Nkrumah Celebrates His 55th Birthday. Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana. 2 (9): 9. 21 September 1964. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. "Regional Commissioners as at Sept. 1, 1978". Ghana News. Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana. 7 (8): 13. September 1978. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. Apponsah, Kwamena (1 February 1980). "President Arrives in Tamale". Daily Graphic. No. 9106. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  4. "PNDC Regional Secretaries". Ghana News. Washington D C: Embassy of Ghana. 15 (5): 2. May 1986.
  5. "Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Creation of New Regions" (PDF). 26 June 2018. p. 288. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  6. "Two Ministers Resign Over Yendi Conflict". GhanaWeb. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. "Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office". GhanaWeb. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. "New Ministerial List: Summary". GhanaWeb. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  9. "Bede Ziedeng takes over as Northern Regional Minister". Politics. ModernGhana.com. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  10. Boateng, Kojo Akoto (18 February 2017). "Parliament approves Nana Addo's regional minister nominees". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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