 |
|---|
| Constitution |
 Africaportal  Politicsportal |
This is the second time that John Mahama has been President of Ghana. His first term in government was when he inherited the government of President John Atta Mills who died in office in 2012. [1] [2] Mahama has remained as the leader of the National Democratic Congress since the death of Atta Mills. After winning the 2012 Ghanaian general election, he got to form his own government. [3] He lost the 2016 Ghanaian general election and went into opposition for the following eight years. [4] [5] In the 2024 Ghanaian general election, he beat the New Patriotic Party candidate who was also the incumbent vice president of Ghana, Mahamudu Bawumia to become the president once again. [6]
Mahama promised to reduce the size of the government in comparison to the outgoing one led by Nana Akufo-Addo and cap the number of ministers at 60. [7] 42 nominees of Mahama were presented to the Appointments Committee of the Parliament of Ghana for vetting. [8] [9] The first two batches of six ministers completed their vetting on 21 January 2025 and were sworn in the next day by Mahama. [10] [11] The next two batches of a further six ministers completed their vetting on 23 January 2025. This included Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, MP for Krowor [12] who missed the swearing in ceremony for personal reasons. [13] This brought to 11 the number of ministers who had been cleared to start work. [14] Following their vetting, a further six ministers and eight regional ministers were sworn in on 30 January by President Mahama. [15] [16]
Note: Ministers without a start date have not yet been sworn into office.
| Cabinet (Jan 2013 - Jan 2017) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Office(s) | Officeholder | Start | End |
| President | John Dramani Mahama | 7 January 2025 | incumbent |
| Vice President | Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang | 7 January 2025 | incumbent |
| Sector Ministers | |||
| Office(s) | Officeholder | Start | End |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa | ||
| Minister for Communications, Digitalisation, and Innovations | Sam Nartey George | ||
| Minister for Finance and Economic Planning | Cassiel Ato Forson (MP) | 22 January 2025 [11] | incumbent |
| Minister for the Interior | Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka (MP) | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Minister for Defence | Edward Omane Boamah | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Attorney General and Minister for Justice | Dominic Akuritinga Ayine (MP) | 22 January 2025 [11] | incumbent |
| Minister for Education | Haruna Iddrisu (MP) | 22 January 2025 [11] | incumbent |
| Minister for Food and Agriculture | Eric Opoku (MP) | 22 January 2025 [11] | incumbent |
| Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture | Emelia Arthur (MP) | 25 January 2025 [13] | incumbent |
| Ministry of Trade and Industry | Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare (MP) | 25 January 2025 [13] | incumbent |
| Minister for Energy | John Abdulai Jinapor (MP) | 22 January 2025 [11] | incumbent |
| Minister for Roads and Highways | Kwame Governs Agbodza (MP) | 22 January 2025 [11] | incumbent |
| Minister for Lands and Natural Resources | Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah (MP) [17] | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs | Ahmed Ibrahim (MP) | 25 January 2025 [13] | incumbent |
| Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts | Dzifa Gomashie (MP) | 25 January 2025 [13] | incumbent |
| Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources | Kenneth Gilbert Adjei [17] | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment | George Opare Addo | 25 January 2025 [13] | incumbent |
| Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection | Agnes Naa Momo Lartey (MP) [12] | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Minister of State for Special Initiatives | Emmanuel Kwadwo-Agyekum [17] | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Regional Ministers | |||
| Region | Officeholder | Start | End |
| Ahafo Regional Minister | |||
| Ashanti Regional Minister | Frank Amoakohene [17] | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Bono Regional Minister | |||
| Bono East Regional Minister | |||
| Central Regional Minister | |||
| Eastern Regional Minister | Rita Akosua Awatey | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Greater Accra Regional Minister | Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo (MP) [17] | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Northern Regional Minister | Ali Adolf John | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| North East Regional Minister | Tia Ibrahim [17] | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Oti Regional Minister | John Kwadwo Gyapong | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Savannah Regional Minister | |||
| Upper East Regional Minister | Akamugri Atanga Donatus [17] | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Upper West Regional Minister | |||
| Volta Regional Minister | James Gunu | 30 January 2025 [15] [16] | incumbent |
| Western Regional Minister | |||
| Western North Regional Minister | |||
The Great Consolidated Popular Party is a political party in Ghana.
John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who has been the 14th president of Ghana since 7 January 2025. He previously served as the 12th president from 2012 to 2017 and as the fifth vice president from 2009 to 2012. Mahama took office as president for the first time on 24 July 2012, following the death of his predecessor, John Atta Mills.
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang is a Ghanaian academic and politician who currently serves as the eighth vice president of Ghana under President John Mahama since 7 January 2025. She previously served as Minister for Education from February 2013 to January 2017 under President Mahama's first administration. She is a professor of literature, and served as the first female Vice-Chancellor of a state university in Ghana when she took over as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast. She served as the Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa in Zimbabwe until her resignation in August 2024.
Haruna Iddrisu is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician, football enthusiast and owner of Karela United and Steadfast Football clubs owner who is a member of the eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Tamale South. He served as the Minority Leader for NDC in Ghana's Parliament from January 2017 and was succeeded by Ato Forson.
Ghana gained independence from the British on 6 March 1957. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The country became a republic on July 1, 1960.
The Minister for Finance and Economic Planning is the Ghanaian government official responsible for the Ministry of Finance of Ghana. The Minister for Finance since January 2025 is Cassiel Ato Forson. Kwesi Botchwey stayed in office the longest, first under Jerry Rawlings as Secretary for Finance in the PNDC military government and then as Minister for Finance in the constitutionally elected Rawlings government at the beginning of the Fourth Republic and was in charge of the Economic Recovery Programme under the auspices of the World Bank which oversaw major economic reform in Ghana.
The Minister for Food and Agriculture is the Ghanaian government official responsible for the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The Minister is responsible to government and the Parliament of Ghana for the development of Ghana's agriculture and maintaining food security in Ghana. This minister has in the past been also responsible for a Ministry of Cocoa Affairs which has now been absorbed back into the Ministry of Agriculture.
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.
This is a list of present and past ministers for education in Ghana.
Prosper Douglas Kwaku Bani is a Ghanaian international aid and development manager and politician who is a former Chief of staff of Ghana and a former Minister for Interior. He is a senior manager and specialist in international peace-building and development processes. For over 15 years, he led innovative processes in peace and development with the United Nations in several locations, worldwide.
Kwasi Amoako-Attah is a Ghanaian lawyer, management consultant and politician. He is the Member of Parliament of the Atiwa West constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and, as of 2017. He is a former Ghana's Minister for Roads and Highways.
Samuel Kofi Ahiave Dzamesi is a Ghanaian politician who is chief executive of the Bui Power Authority since August 2021. A member of the New Patriotic Party, he was Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs in Ghana from 2017 to 2021 in the Akufo-Addo administration and has been Regional Minister for the Volta Region from 2005 to 2008 under the John Kufour administration.
Ibrahim Mohammed Awal is a Ghanaian journalist, marketer, entrepreneur and politician. He was CEO of Graphic Communications Group and Chase Petroleum. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and has served as Minister of Business Development of Ghana since 2017. He was the Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture.
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2020. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) was re-elected in the first round after securing a majority of the votes. Former President John Dramani Mahama announced that he would contest the results. At the Supreme Court, a petition challenging the result was filed on 30 December, and unanimously dismissed on 4 March 2021 for lack of merit.
The presidency of Nana Akufo-Addo began on 7 January 2017 and ended on 7 January 2025. Following the 2016 Ghanaian general elections, Nana Akufo-Addo the flag-bearer of the New Patriotic Party, succeeded John Mahama as the 13th president of Ghana and the fifth of the Fourth Republic after winning by a landslide. He won a second term on 9 December 2020 in a tightly contested race against National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate and former president, John Mahama.
Agnes Naa Momo Lartey is a Ghanaian politician. She contested in the 2020 Ghanaian General Election and won the parliamentary seat for the Krowor Constituency. She retained the seat during the 2024 Ghanaian general election for the National Democratic Congress (Ghana)
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.
General elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2024 to elect the president and all 276 members of Parliament. The incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo, having completed his constitutional term limits, was ineligible for re-election.
| Civilian | |
|---|---|
| Military | |
