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The Eastern Regional Minister is the Ghana government official is responsible for overseeing the administration of the country's Eastern Region, one of sixteen administrative regions in Ghana since a referendum in 2019. The region is home to a large part of the Akan ethnic group and its capital is Koforidua.
The Regional Minister replaced the previous roles of Regional Chief Executive, Regional Commissioner and Regional Secretary.
| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe [1] (MP) | 1957 | 1965 | Nkrumah government | Convention Peoples' Party |
| 2 | Joseph Essilfie Hagan [2] (MP) | 1965 | 1966 | ||
| 3 | G. A. K. Dzansi [3] (Eastern Regional Chief Executive) | 1966 | 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 4 | Augustine Kwame Adu [4] (Eastern Regional Chief Executive) | 1969 | 1969 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 5 | G. L. A. Djabanor [5] (Eastern Regional Chief Executive) | 1970 | 1972 | ||
| 6 | Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante [6] (Eastern Regional Commissioner) | 1972 | ? | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 7 | Lt. Col. George Minyila (Eastern Regional Commissioner) | 1973 | 1975 | ||
| 8 | Lt. Col. Kweku Adade Takyi (Eastern Regional Commissioner) | 1975 | October 1975 | ||
| October 1975 | 1977 | Supreme Military Council | |||
| 9 | Commander G. E. Osei (Eastern Regional Commissioner) | 1977 | 1978 | ||
| 10 | Lt. Colonel Obed Kwabena Abrefa [7] (Eastern Regional Commissioner) | 1978 | June 1979 | ||
| 11 | S. H. Annancy [8] | June 1979 | September 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | |
| 12 | F. K. B. Amoah | 1979 | Limann government | People's National Party | |
| 13 | Fred Ohene-Kena (Eastern Regional Secretary) | 1982 | ? | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 14 | Daniel O. Agyekum (Eastern Regional Secretary) | ? | 1986 | ||
| 15 | Kofi Acquaah Harrison (Eastern Regional Secretary) | 1986 | ? | ||
| 16 | Emmanuel Tetteh | ? | ? | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 17 | Patience Addo | ? | ? | ||
| 18 | S. K. Osafo Mensah | 2001 | 2005 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 19 | Yaw Barimah [9] | 2005 | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Kwadwo Afram Asiedu | 2007 | January 2009 | ||
| 21 | Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo | 2009 | 2011 | MIlls government | National Democratic Congress |
| 22 | Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi | 2011 | 2012 | ||
| 23 | Victor Emmanuel Smith | 2012 | July 2012 | ||
| July 2012 | January 2013 | Mahama government | |||
| 24 | Julius Debrah | 2013 | March 2013 | ||
| 25 | Helen Ntoso | March 2013 | July 2014 | ||
| 26 | Antwi Boasiako Sekyere | July 2014 | January 2017 | ||
| 27 | Kwakye Darfour [10] | February 2017 | Incumbent | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
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