Attorney General of Ghana

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The Attorney General of Ghana is the chief legal advisor to the Ghanaian government. The attorney general is also responsible for the Ministry of Justice. The Attorney General also serves as a member of the General Legal Council which regulates legal practice in Ghana. [1]

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List of Attorneys General

The current Attorney General is Dominic Akuritinga Ayine. He was appointed by President John Mahama in 2025. [2]
Betty Mould-Iddrisu was the first woman to be appointed as Attorney-General in Ghana. She was appointed by President John Atta Mills and was in office between 2009 and 2011. [3] Obed Asamoah was appointed by President Jerry Rawlings. He was the longest serving Attorney-General. He served as Acting Attorney-General between November 1993 and May 1997 and then continued as the substantive Attorney-General from May 1997 until January 2001.

NumberMinisterTook officeLeft officeGovernmentParty
1 G. M. Paterson [4] [5] 6 March 1957August 1957 Nkrumah government Convention People's Party
2 Geoffrey Bing [6] [7] 7 August 195729 August 1961 [8]
3 George Commey Mills-Odoi 30 September 19611962 [8]
4 Bashiru Kwaw-Swanzy [9] 3 September 1962 [10] 24 February 1966
5 Victor Owusu 1966April 1969 National Liberation Council Military government
6 Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (MP)April 1969September 1969
14 September 1969January 1971 [8] Busia government Progress Party
7 Victor Owusu (MP)January 197112 January 1972
8 Edward Nathaniel Moore 13 January 19728 October 1975 National Redemption Council Military government
9Dr. Gustav Koranteng-Addow 9 October 1975January 1979 [11] Supreme Military Council Military government
10 Austin N. E. Amissah 1 January 197923 September 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council Military government
11 Joe Reindorf 24 September 1979August 1981 Limann government People's National Party
12 A. L. Djabatey 1 October 198131 December 1981
13 G. E. K. Aikins 25 June 19821988 Provisional National Defence Council Military government
14 E. G. Tanoh [12] 14 December 19881 April 1993
15 Anthony Forson 1 March 199330 October 1993 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress
Obed Asamoah (Acting AG)November 1993May 1997
16 Obed Asamoah May 19976 January 2001
17 Nana Akufo-Addo 1 February 2001 [13] 24 April 2003 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party
18 Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP)1 April 2003 [14] 2005
19 J. Ayikoi Otoo 1 February 2005 [15] 2006
20 Joe Ghartey (MP)16 June 20067 January 2009 [16]
21 Betty Mould-Iddrisu [3] 20092011 Mills government National Democratic Congress
22 Martin Amidu 4 January 2011 [17] 2012
23 Benjamin Kunbuor 25 January 2012 [18] 24 October 2012
24 October 20127 January 2013 Mahama government
24 Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong February 2013 [19] 7 January 2017
25 Gloria Akuffo February 2017 [20] January 2021 Akuffo Addo government New Patriotic Party
26 Godfred Yeboah Dame January 2021 [21] [22] 6 January 2025
27 Dominic Akuritinga Ayine (MP)22 January 2025 [2] Incumbent Mahama 2nd government National Democratic Congress

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References

  1. ↑ "Council Members". glc.gov.gh. General Legal Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "President John Mahama swears in six Ministers following Parliamentary approval". Graphic Online. Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "First woman Attorney-General Sworn In". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  4. ↑ Jubilee Ghana. A 50-year news journey thro' Graphic. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 2006. p. 21. ISBN   9988-8097-8-6. New job for Bing
  5. ↑ United Nations Technical Assistance Housing Mission to Ghana (1957). "Appendix P: List of Persons And Parties Interviewed By The Mission". Housing in Ghana. New York: United Nations, Technical Assistance Programme. p. 147. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Newman, Kate. "Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing (1909 - 1977): Lawyer And Politician". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Ulster History Circle. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Bing, geoffrey (1960). Reap The Whirlwind An Account Of Kwame Nkrumahs Ghana.
  8. 1 2 3 "PAST MINISTERS". Official website of the government of Ghana. Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kwaw-Zwanzy Passes Away". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nkrumah announces cabinet reshuffle". Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts (172–173). United States Central Intelligence Agency: 14. 1962.
  11. ↑ Africa contemporary record; annual survey and documents, Volume 11. Africana Publishing Company. 1980. p. B-624. ISBN   9780841901605.
  12. ↑ "Past Ministers – MOJAGD" . Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  13. ↑ "Eleven Ministers Sworn-in". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Government names new Cabinet". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "Kufuor restructures ministerial team". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  17. ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle: Zita dropped, Betty for education". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  18. ↑ "Full Text Of Reshuffle By President Mills". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  19. ↑ "Kunbuor, others approved by Parliament". General news. Ghana Home Page. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  20. ↑ Adogla-Bessa, Delali (2017-01-10). "Gloria Akuffo nominated as Attorney General". Ghana News. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  21. ↑ "Profile: Meet Godfred Dame, Attorney General & Minister Designate for Justice". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  22. ↑ Adogla-Bessa, Delali (2021-01-10). "Godfred Yeboah Dame nominated as Attorney General". Ghana News. Retrieved 2021-06-01.[ dead link ]
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