This is a listing of the ministers who serve in the National Democratic Congress government of

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originally formed on 24 July 2012 following the death of

John Atta Mills John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party ...

, and sworn in from January 2013. The government lost the December 2016 general election and its rule ended on 7 January 2017 when

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of the

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became president.

Ministers (January 2013 onwards)

Nominations for vetting

Following the swearing-in of President Mahama on 7 January 2013, the

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vetted his nominations for Ministers of state from mid-January. There were three sets of nominations submitted to the

in all for appointment as Ministers of state by President Mahama. The initial list contained 12 nominations A second list of 7 nominations were sent for approval about a week later. A third list of 12 nominees were added, including 6 Ministers of state at the Presidency. 2 further regional ministers were added to the list of nominees in early February 2013. All the nominees for sector ministries were approved. The nominees for Ministers of state at the Presidency are listed below: In addition to the list above,

Paul Victor Obeng Paul Victor Obeng KSG also known as P. V. Obeng (19 August 1947 – 17 May 2014) was a Ghanaian mechanical engineer and politician. He was the chairman of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology council. In 2010, he was appointe ...

was to be a Senior Presidential Advisor at the Presidency. Three others were nominated to oversee priority projects of the President. They were

Enoch Teye Mensah Enoch Teye Mensah (born 17 May 1946) is a Ghana, Ghanaian politician. He was a Minister for Education and a Member of Parliament in Ghana from January 1997 till January 2017. He is popularly referred to as E. T. Mensah. Education and early life ...

(MP),

Alban Bagbin Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin (born 24 September 1957) is a Ghanaian politician who is the current Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana. He was the Minister for Health in the Ghana government from January 2012 until February 2013 when Hanny-Sher ...

(MP) and Cletus Avoka (MP).

List of ministers from January 2013

President Mahama swore in the first batch of seven ministers on 30 January 2013 following their approval by parliament. After the approval of more nominees by Parliament on 1 February 2013 and 12 February 2013, a further 17 ministers were sworn in on 14 February 2013. A number of nominated Ministers at the Presidency were approved by parliament on 15 February 2013.

Changes in government

President Mahama on 11 March 2013 reshuffled regional ministers he appointed into office for the first time. On 16 July 2014, Mahama had another cabinet reshuffle involving a lot of ministries. At the end of May 2014, President Mahama did a cabinet reshuffle. This resulted in Akwasi Oppong Fosu, the Local Government minister losing his job. He was replaced by the Eastern Regional minister,

Julius Debrah Julius Debrah (born 24 April 1966) is a Ghanaian politician and former chief of staff to the former President of Ghana John Dramani Mahama. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. In February 2015, he was appointed chief of staff after ...

. Antwi Boasiako-Sekyere was nominated to replace Julius Debrah as the Eastern Regional minister.

Ministers (July 2012 to January 2013)

Mahama became the President of Ghana following the sudden death of John Atta Mills on 24 July 2012. He was sworn in by the

Chief Justice of Ghana The Chief Justice of Ghana is the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana. The chief justice is also the head of the Judiciary of Ghana and is responsible for its administration and supervision. In order of state precedence, the chief ...

Georgina Wood later the same day. A week after being sworn in as president, Mahama chose Kwesi Amissah-Arthur to be the vice president.

Changes in government

Henry Kamel, Volta Regional Minister died on Christmas Day 2012 after diabetes complications. This set of ministers, had all been appointed by President Mills and continued until January 2013 when his term would have ended. The exception was Henry Kamel, who died after the 7 December election but before the formal handover on 7 January 2013. The ministers were advised to stay on as caretaker ministers until new ones had been confirmed in their place.

References

External links and sources

Ghana government official website: List of Ministers
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Mahama Government Ministers Mahama government ministers 2013 establishments in Ghana Lists of government ministers of Ghana Mahama government ministers

Ministers (January 2013 onwards)

Nominations for vetting

List of ministers from January 2013

Changes in government

Ministers (July 2012 to January 2013)

Changes in government

See also

References

External links and sources