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The Volta Regional Minister is the Ghana government official who is responsible for overseeing the administration of the Volta Region of Ghana. The boundaries of the Volta Region have changed at various times in Ghana's history. Following the December 2018 referendums, the region has been divided into two with the northern part becoming the Oti Region and the southern part remaining as the Volta Region. There are currently sixteen administrative regions in Ghana.
Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
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1 | C. H. Chapman (MP) [1] | November 1957 | June 1959 | Nkrumah government | Convention Peoples' Party |
2 | Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka (MP) [1] | June 1959 | June 1960 | ||
3 | Francis Yao Asare [2] [1] (MP) | 1960 | 1961 | ||
4 | Hans Kofi Boni [3] [1] (MP) | October 1961 | July 1965 | ||
5 | Joseph Kodzo [4] [1] (MP) | July 1965 | February 1966 | ||
6 | E. Q. Q. Sanniez [1] | February 1966 | May 1966 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
7 | Lt. Col. E. N. Dedjoe [1] | May 1966 | July 1967 | ||
8 | Lt. Col. E. A. Yeboah [1] | July 1967 | June 1968 | ||
9 | E. C. Beckley | 1968 | 1969 | ||
10 | Alfred Senaya Kpodonu (MP) [1] | October 1969 | January 1972 | Busia government | Progress Party |
11 | Major P. K. D. Habadah [5] [1] (Regional Commissioner) | January 1972 | May 1973 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
12 | Colonel E. O. Nyante [1] (Regional Commissioner) | May 1973 | January 1974 | ||
13 | Colonel J. A. Kabore [1] (Regional Commissioner) | January 1974 | October 1975 | ||
14 | Lt. Colonel G. K. Amevor [6] [7] (Regional Commissioner) | October 1975 | June 1979 | Supreme Military Council | |
June 1979 | September 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | |||
15 | Nelson Agbesi (MP) [1] [8] | October 1979 [1] [9] | November 1979 | Limann government | People's National Party |
16 | D.Y. Agumey [1] | October 1979 | December 1980 | ||
17 | F. Q. Amegah | December 1980 | December 1981 | ||
18 | Francis Agbley (Regional Secretary) | 1982 | 1982 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
19 | Yao Fiagbe [1] [10] (Regional Secretary) | 1982 | January 1983 | ||
20 | A.K. Asamoah-Tutu [1] | 1983 | April 1984 | ||
21 | Colonel C. K. Amable [1] | April 1984 | July 1984 | ||
22 | Air Commmodore F. W. Klutse [1] | ||||
23 | Richard Seglah [11] (Regional Secretary) | 1986 | ? | ||
24 | Modestus Yao Z. Ahiable (MP) | 1993 | 1997 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
25 | Lt. Col. Charles K. Agbenaza | 1997 | 2001 | ||
26 | Kwasi Owusu-Yeboa | 2001 | 2005 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
27 | Kofi Dzamesi | 2005 | January 2009 | ||
28 | Joseph Amenowode (MP) | 2009 | July 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
29 | Henry Ford Kamel (MP) [12] | March 2012 | December 2012 [13] | ||
30 | Helen Ntoso (MP) | 2013 | March 2013 [14] | Mahama government | |
31 | Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo (MP) [15] | March 2013 [14] | July 2014 | ||
32 | Helen Ntoso (MP) | July 2014 | January 2017 | ||
33 | Archibald Letsa [16] | February 2017 | Incumbent | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
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