Minister for Youth and Sports (Ghana)

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The Minister for Youth and Sports in Ghana heads the Ministry of Youth and Sports. This role has been combined with the heading of other ministries in the past. Under the NRC and SMC military governments, it was headed by a Commissioner for Education, Culture and Sports. [1] Under the Limann government, the head was the Minister for Culture and Sport. During the era of the PNDC military government, the head was designated the Secretary for Youth and Sports. During the Kufuor government period, the designations have included Minister for Education, Youth and Sports, Minister for Education and Sports and Minister for Education, Science and Sports. Following Ghana attaining a Republican status in 1960, President Kwame Nkrumah appointed Ohene Djan Director of Sports of the Central Organisation of Sports (COS). This position was of ministerial status. [2] Colonel I. K. Acheampong who was Head of state of Ghana and Chairman of the ruling SMC also doubled as Commissioner for Sports until 1978. During this period, he appointed Lt. Colonel Simpe-Asante as the Special Assistant to the Commissioner for Sports. [3]

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List of ministers

NumberMinisterTook officeLeft officeGovernmentParty
1 Ohene Djan [2]
(Director of Sports)
19601966 Nkrumah government Convention People's Party
2Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Nkegbe
(Commissioner for Education, Culture and Sports)
1973 National Redemption Council Military government
3Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante

(Commissioner for Education, Youth and Culture)
October 1975
4 Colonel Kutu Acheampong October 1975July 1978 Supreme Military Council
5E. R. K. Dwemoh [1] 1978January 1979
6 Kofi Badu [4] January 1979June 1979
June 1979June 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
7Nii Anyetei KwakwranyaJune 1979September 1979
8Thomas G. Abilla197930 December 1981 Limann government People's National Party
9Nii Anyetei Kwakwranya [5]
(Secretary for Youth and Sports)
19811982 Provisional National Defence Council Military government
10Zaya Yeebo [5]
(Secretary for Youth and Sports)
19821983
11 Amarkai Amarteifio
(Secretary for Youth and Sports)
19831986
12 Ato Austin [5]
(Secretary for Youth and Sports)
19861988
13Kwame Saarah Mensah [5]
(Secretary for Youth and Sports)
19881991
14 Arnold Quainoo
(Secretary for Youth and Sports)
1991January 1993
15 Enoch Teye Mensah [5] (MP)February 1993January 2001 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress
16Mallam IsaFebruary 2001March 2001 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party
17 Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP)August 2001October 2001
18E. Osei KwekuNovember 2001April 2003
19 Kwadwo Baah Wiredu (MP)April 2003February 2005
20 Yaw Osafo-Maafo (MP)February 2005May 2006
21 Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP)May 2006August 2007
22 Dominic Fobih (MP)August 2007January 2009
23 Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak (MP)February 2009June 2009 Mills government National Democratic Congress
24 Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo (MP)July 2009January 2010
25 Akua Sena Dansua (MP)February 2010January 2011
26 Clement Kofi Humado (MP)February 2011July 2012
July 2012January 2013 Mahama government
27 Elvis Afriyie Ankrah [6] February 2013July 2014
28 Mahama Ayariga [7] (MP)July 2014March 2015
29 Mustapha Ahmed [8] (MP)March 2015January 2016
30 Nii Lante Vanderpuye [8] January 2016January 2017
31 Isaac Kwame Asiamah [9] (MP)February 2017January 2021 Akufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party
32 Mustapha Ussif [10] (MP)March 2021Incumbent

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