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The Minister for the Interior is the Ghanaian government official responsible for the Ministry of Interior. He is thus responsible for internal security and law and order in Ghana. The most recent person in this position is Hon.Ambrose Dery. [1] The position has also been known as Minister for Internal Affairs in the past.
The first Ghanaian to head this ministry was Ebenezer Ako-Adjei. He was also one of The Big Six instrumental in Ghana attaining its independence from the United Kingdom. [2]
| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
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| 1 | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei [3] (MP) | Mar 1957 | Nov 1957 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 2 | Krobo Edusei [3] (MP) | Nov 1957 | Oct 1959 | ||
| 3 | Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah [3] (MP) | Oct 1959 | Oct 1961 | ||
| 4 | Kwaku Boateng [3] (MP) | Oct 1961 | May 1964 | ||
| 5 | Lawrence Rosario Abavana [3] (MP) | May 1964 | Jun 1965 | ||
| 6 | Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah [3] (MP) | Jun 1965 | Feb 1966 | ||
| 7 | Anthony Deku [3] | Feb 1966 | Mar 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 8 | John Willie Kofi Harlley [3] | Mar 1969 | Aug 1969 | ||
| 9 | Simon Diedong Dombo (MP) [3] | Sep 1969 | Feb 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 10 | Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (MP) [3] | Feb 1971 | Jan 1972 | ||
| 11 | J. H. Cobbina [4] | Jan 1972 | Sep 1974 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 12 | Ernest Ako [4] | Sep 1974 | Oct 1975 | ||
| Oct 1975 | Jul 1978 | Supreme Military Council | |||
| 13 | Benjamin Samuel Kofi Kwakye [4] | Jul 1978 | Jun 1979 | ||
| 14 | Ben Forjoe [4] | Jun 1979 | Aug 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | |
| 15 | W. C. Ekow Daniels [4] | Aug 1979 | Sep 1979 | ||
| Sep 1979 | Sep 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party | ||
| 16 | Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah [4] | Sep 1981 | Dec 1981 | ||
| 17 | Johnny F. S. Hansen [4] | Jan 1982 | Apr 1982 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 18 | J. M. Ewa [4] | Apr 1982 | Dec 1982 | ||
| 19 | Kofi Djin [4] | Dec 1982 | Nov 1985 | ||
| 20 | Winston Mensa-Wood [5] | Nov 1985 | Oct 1987 | ||
| 21 | Nii Okaidja Adamafio [5] | Oct 1987 | May 1991 | ||
| 22 | Nana Akuoko Sarpong [5] | May 1991 | Mar 1992 | ||
| 23 | Emmanuel Osei-Owusu [5] | Mar 1992 | Jan 1993 | ||
| Jan 1993 | Oct 1996 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress | ||
| 24 | Mahama Iddrisu [5] | Nov 1996 | Feb 1997 | ||
| 25 | Nii Okaidja Adamafio [5] | Feb 1997 | Jan 2001 | ||
| 26 | Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu [5] | Feb 2001 | Mar 2002 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| (acting) | Kwame Addo-Kufuor (MP) [5] | Apr 2002 | Apr 2003 | ||
| 27 | Hackman Owusu-Agyeman (MP) [5] | Apr 2003 | Feb 2005 | ||
| 28 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP) [5] | Feb 2005 | May 2006 | ||
| 29 | Albert Kan Dapaah (MP) [6] | May 2006 | Aug 2007 | ||
| 30 | Kwamena Bartels (MP) [6] | Aug 2007 | May 2008 | ||
| 31 | Kwame Addo-Kufuor (MP) [6] | Jun 2008 | Jan 2009 | ||
| 32 | Cletus Avoka (MP) [6] | Feb 2009 | Feb 2010 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 33 | Martin Amidu [6] | Feb 2010 | Jan 2011 | ||
| 34 | Benjamin Kunbuor (MP) [6] | Jan 2011 | Feb 2012 | ||
| 35 | William Kwasi Aboah [7] | Apr 2012 | Jul 2012 | ||
| Jul 2012 | Jan 2013 | Mahama government | |||
| 36 | Kwesi Ahwoi | Feb 2013 | Jul 2014 | ||
| 37 | Mark Owen Woyongo (MP) [8] | Jul 2014 | 19 January 2016 | ||
| 38 | Prosper Douglas Bani [6] [9] [10] | 19 January 2016 | 6 January 2017 | ||
| 39 | Ambrose Dery [11] | 28 January 2017 | incumbent | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
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