Minister for Education (Ghana)
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This is a list of present and past ministers for education in Ghana.
List of ministers
| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
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| 1 | J. B. Erzuah | 6 March 1957 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party | |
| 2 | Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond (Education and Social Welfare) |
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| 3 | Kwaku Boateng[1] (Education and Social Welfare) |
1 May 1964 | 24 February 1966 | ||
| 4 | Modjaben Dowuona | 1966 | 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 5 | William Ofori Atta (Education, Culture and Sport) |
1969 | 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 6 | R. R. Amponsah (Education, Culture and Sport) |
1971 | 13 January 1972 | ||
| 7 | Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Nkegbe (Education, Culture and Sport) |
1972 | 1973 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 8 | Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante (Education, Culture and Sport) |
1974 | 1976 | ||
| 9 | E. Owusu-Fordwouh (Education, Culture and Sport) |
1976 | 1978 | Supreme Military Council | |
| 10 | E. Evans Anfom (Commissioner for Education and Culture) |
1979 | 24 September 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | |
| 11 | Kwamena Ocran | 1980 | Limann government | People's National Party | |
| 12 | Francis Kwame Buah | 1980 | 31 December 1981 | ||
| 13 | Christina Ama Ataa Aidoo | 1982 | 1983 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 14 | V. C. Dadson | 1983 | |||
| 15 | Joyce Aryee | 1985 | 1987 | ||
| 16 | Mohammed Ben Abdallah | 1987 | |||
| 17 | K. B. Asante | 1988 | 1990 | ||
| 18 | Mary Grant | 1991 | 1992 | ||
| 19 | Alex Ababio | 1992 | |||
| 20 | Harry Sawyerr | 1993 | 1997 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 21 | Esi Sutherland-Addy | 1997 | |||
| 22 | Christina Amoako-Nuamah | 1997 | 1998 | ||
| 23 | Ekwow Spio-Garbrah | 7 January 2001 | |||
| 24 | Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi[2] | 2001 | 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 25 | Kwadwo Baah Wiredu[3] | 2003 | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Yaw Osafo-Maafo[4] | 1 February 2005 | 2006 | ||
| 27 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah[5] | 28 April 2006 | 2007 | ||
| 28 | Dominic Fobih | 1 August 2007 | 7 January 2009 | ||
| 29 | Alex Tettey-Enyo (MP) | 2009 | 2011 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 30 | Betty Mould-Iddrisu[6] | 4 January 2011 | 2012 | ||
| 31 | Lee Ocran | 2012 | 24 October 2012 | ||
| 32 | 24 October 2012 | 7 January 2013 | Mahama government | ||
| 33 | Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang | February 2013 | 6 January 2017 | ||
| 34 | Matthew Opoku Prempeh[7] | 28 January 2017 | incumbent | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
See also
References
- ^ "Article Preview". New York Times. New York Times Archives. 2 May 1964. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "President Kufuor swears 10 more ministers". General News. Ghana Home Page. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Government names new Cabinet". General News. Ghana Home Page. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office". General news. Ghana Home Page. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Kufuor restructures ministerial team". General news. Ghana Home Page. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Zita dropped, Betty for education". General news. Ghana Home Page. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Nana Addo swears in 12 ministers". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.