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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.
| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmanuel Adama Mahama [1] (MP) | 1964 | Nkrumah government | Convention Peoples' Party | |
| 2 | J. M. Kporvi | 1966 | 1967 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 3 | Col. D. Laryea | 1967 | 1968 | ||
| 4 | Seth Birikiorang | 1968 | 1969 | ||
| 5 | H. A. Nuamah | 1969 | 1969 | ||
| 6 | J. A. Braimah | 1969 | 1972 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 7 | Lt. Colonel D. A. Iddisah | 1972 | ? | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 8 | Colonel P. K. Agyekum | 1973 | April 1974 | ||
| 9 | Lt. Colonel Festus F. Addae | April 1974 | 9 October 1975 | ||
| 10 | Major R. K. Zumah | 9 October 1975 | 1978 | Supreme Military Council | |
| 11 | Lt. Colonel L. K. Kodjiku [2] | 1978 | 1979 | ||
| June 1979 | September 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | |||
| 12 | Alhaji I. Haruna [3] | ? | ? | Limann government | People's National Party |
| 13 | Thomas Ibrahim | 1982 | ? | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 14 | D. S. Zachariah [4] | 1986 | ? | ||
| 15 | Abdulai Ibrahim | ? | ? | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 16 | Seidu Iddi | ? | ? | ||
| 17 | Ben Salifu [5] | February 2001 | November 2001 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 18 | Prince Imoru Andani [6] | November 2001 | May 2003 | ||
| 19 | Ernest Debrah [5] | May 2003 | February 2005 | ||
| 20 | Boniface Abubakar Siddique [7] | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Mustapha Ali Idris [8] | 2006 | January 2009 | ||
| 22 | S.S. Nanyina | 2009 | 2010 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 23 | Moses Bukari Mabengba | 2010 | July 2012 | ||
| July 2012 | March 2013 | Mahama government | |||
| 24 | Bede Ziedeng [9] | March 2013 | July 2014 | ||
| 25 | Limuna Mohammed Muniru | July 2014 | January 2017 | ||
| 26 | Salifu Saeed [10] | February 2017 | Incumbent | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
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