Minister for Communications (Ghana)

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Although the first minister was responsible for Communications, the designation has changed over the years. The position became combined with that of Transport for many years. Over the past decade, they have remained as separate ministries, each with its own minister of state.

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List of ministers

NumberMinisterTook officeLeft officeGovernmentParty
1 Archie Casely-Hayford [1] 6 March 1957 Nkrumah government Convention People's Party
2 Krobo Edusei
Minister for Transport and Communications
3 Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond 1964February 1966
4 Matthew Poku Feb 1968Apr 1969 National Liberation Council Military government
5 Harona Esseku
Minister for Transport and Communications
19691971 Busia government Progress Party
6 Jatoe Kaleo [2]
Minister for Transport and Communications
19711972
7Lt. Col. Anthony Selormey
Commissioner for Transport and Communications
1972 National Redemption Council Military government
8Colonel David A. Iddisah
Commissioner for Transport and Communications
Supreme Military Council
9Group Captain T. T. Kutin
Commissioner for Transport and Communications
10Eric R.K. Dwemoh
Commissioner for Transport and Communications
11George Harlley
Commissioner for Transport and Communications
19791979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
12 Harry Sawyerr
Minister for Transport and Communications
19791981 Limann government People's National Party
13 Mahama Iddrisu
Secretary for Transport and Communications
19831987 Provisional National Defence Council Military government
14Yaw Donkor
Secretary for Transport and Communications
19871992
15Kwame Peprah
Secretary for Transport and Communications
19921993
16 Edward Salia
Minister for Transport and Communications
19931995 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress
17 Ekwow Spio-Garbrah 1998
18 John Mahama 19982001
19 Felix Owusu-Adjapong [3]
Minister for Transport and Communications
20012003 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party
20 Albert Kan Dapaah [4] [5] 20032006
21 Mike Oquaye [6] 20062007
22Dr. Ben Aggrey Ntim [7] 20072009
23 Haruna Iddrisu 20092012 Mills government National Democratic Congress
20122013 Mahama government
24 Edward Omane Boamah [8] 20132017
25 Ursula Owusu-Ekuful [9] 20172025 Nana Akufo-Addo 's govrernment New Patriotic Party
26 Sam Nartey George [10] 2025IncumbentJohn Dramani Mahama's government National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

See also

References

  1. "1957 Govt. of Ghana". Photo Archive. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  2. "West Africa, Volume 25, Part 2". 1971: 850.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "Kufuor swears in four more ministers". News. Ghana Home Page. 10 February 2001. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  4. "Government names new Cabinet". News. Ghana Home Page. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  5. "Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office". News. Ghana Home Page. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  6. "Kufuor restructures ministerial team". News. Ghana Home Page. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  7. "Full list of Ministers and Regional Ministers out". News. Ghana Home Page. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  8. "President Mahama Administeres Oaths Of Allegiance And Secrecy To 17 Ministers". News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
  9. "FULL LIST: All of Akufo Addo's presidential staff and ministers | 233 Live News". 233 Live News. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-11-24.
  10. "Communication Minister orders shutdown of Gumah FM in Bawku over security concerns". myjoyonline. 2025-02-17. Retrieved 2025-02-18.