List of Mills government ministers

This is a listing of the ministers who served in the National Democratic Congress government of John Atta Mills in Ghana starting from 7 January 2009. The Mills presidency ended on 24 July 2012 when President John Atta Mills died.^[1] Mills was succeeded by his vice president, John Dramani Mahama.^[2]

List of ministers

Office(s)	Officeholder	Term
President	John Atta Mills	2009 to 2012
Vice President	John Dramani Mahama	2009–2012
Cabinet Ministers
Office(s)	Officeholder	Term
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration	Muhammad Mumuni	2009 – 2012
Minister for the Interior	Cletus Avoka (MP) Martin A. B. K. Amidu Benjamin Kunbuor William Kwasi Aboah	2009 – 2010 2010 – 2011 2011[3] – 2012 2012
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning	Kwabena Dufuor	2009 – 2012
Minister for Defence	Lt. Gen. Joseph Henry Smith	2009 – 2012
Attorney General and Minister for Justice	Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu Martin Amidu Benjamin Kunbuor	2009 – 2011 2011[3] – 2012[4] 2012[5][6]
Minister for Education	Alex Tettey-Enyo  (MP) Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu Lee Ocran	2009 – 2011 2011[3] – 2012[7] 2012
Minister for Food and Agriculture	Kwesi Ahwoi	2009 – 2012
Minister for Trade and Industry	Hanna Tetteh	2009 – 2012
Minister for Health	George Sipa-Adjah Yankey Benjamin Kunbuor Joseph Yieleh Chireh (MP) Alban Bagbin (MP)	2009 – 2009[8] 2009 – 2011 2011 – 2012[3] 2012
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development	Joseph Yieleh Chireh (MP) Samuel Kwame Ofosu-Ampofo	2009 – 2011 2011 – 2012[3]
Minister for Tourism	Juliana Azumah-Mensah (MP) Zita Okaikoi Akua Sena Dansua (MP)	2009 – 2010 2010 – 2011 2011 – 2012[3]
Minister for Energy	Joe Oteng-Adjei	2009 – 2012
Minister for Transport	Mike Allen Hammah (MP) Collins Dauda (MP)	2009 – 2011 2011 – 2012[3]
Minister for Roads and Highways	Joe Kwashie Gidisu (MP)	2009 – 2012
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources	Collins Dauda (MP) Mike Allen Hammah (MP)	2009 – 2011 2011 – 2012[3]
Minister for Women and Children's Affairs	Akua Sena Dansua (MP) Juliana Azumah-Mensah (MP)	2009 – 2010 2010 – 2012
Minister for Communications	Haruna Iddrisu	2009 – 2012
Minister for Environment, Science and Technology	Sherry Ayitey	2009 – 2012
Minister for Information	Zita Okaikoi John Tia   (MP) Fritz Baffour   (MP)	2009 – 2010 2010 – 2012 2012
Minister for Employment and Social Welfare	Stephen Amoanor Kwao   (MP) Enoch Teye Mensah (MP) Moses Asaga   (MP)	2009 – 2010 2010 – 2012 2012
Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing	Albert Abongo (MP) Alban Bagbin (MP) Enoch Teye Mensah (MP)	2009 – 2010 2010 – 2012 2012
Minister for Youth and Sports	Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak (MP) Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo (MP) Akua Sena Dansua (MP) Clement Kofi Humado (MP)	2009 – 2009[9] 2009 – 2010 2010 – 2011 2011 – 2012[3]
Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture	Alexander Asum-Ahensah (MP)	2009 – 2012
Regional Ministers
Region	Officeholder	Term
Ashanti Region	Kofi Opoku-Manu Dr. Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah	2009 – 2011 2011 – 2012
Brong Ahafo Region	Kwadwo Nyamekye Marfo	2009 – 2012
Central Region	Ama Benyiwa-Doe	2009 – 2012
Eastern Region	Samuel Kwame Ofosu-Ampofo Dr Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi Victor Emmanuel Smith	2009 – 2011[3] 2011 – 2012[10] 2012
Greater Accra Region	Nii Armah Ashitey	2009 –2012
Northern Region	S.S. Nanyina Moses Magbenba	2009 – 2010 2010 – 2012
Upper East Region	Mark Woyongo	2009 – 2012
Upper West Region	Mahmud Khalid Issaku Saliah Amin Amidu Sulemana	2009 – 2010[11] 2010 – 2012 2012
Volta Region	Joseph Amenowode  (MP) Henry Ford Kamel  (MP)	2009 – 2012 2012
Western Region	Paul Evans Aidoo  (MP)	2009 – 2012
Ministers of State
Office(s)	Officeholder	Term
Minister at the Presidency	Alhassan Azong	2009 – 2012
	Mrs Hautie Dubie Alhassan	2009 – 2012
	Amadu Seidu	2009 – 2009[8]
	Stephen Amoanor Kwao   (MP)	2010 – 2012
	Rafatu Halutie A. Dubie	? – 2012
	Dominic Azimbe Azumah   (MP)	2012

Mills' government changes

2009

The first batch of ministers in the NDC government were sworn in on 13 January 2009.^[12] Betty Mould-Iddrisu who was initially out of the country was later sworn in as Ghana's first female Attorney General and Minister for Justice.^[13]

Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, the Minister for Sports, resigned on 25 June 2009 following findings of financial impropriety against him by a committee set up by government.^[9] Two additional ministers, Dr. George Yankey, Minister for Health and Ahmed Seidu, Minister at the Presidency tended their resignations on 10 October 2009, following allegations of having accepted bribes from a United Kingdom company many years prior to the formation of this government.^[8] Both ministers claim to be innocent of the allegations and are to be investigated by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice at the request of President Mills.^[14]

2010

On 25 January 2010, President Mills conducted his first cabinet reshuffle. There were changes of ministers in 7 ministries and one change of regional minister. In all, four new ministers came into government including Alban Bagbin, the Majority Leader in parliament and his deputy, John Tia. Also in were Enoch T. Mensah, a former minister in the Rawlings NDC government and Martin Amidu, the new Interior minister.^[15][16]

On 11 May 2010, Mahmud Khalid, the Upper West Regional Minister was dismissed by President Mills. Khalid suggested members of his party lobbied for his dismissal.^[11] Alhaji Issaku Saliah, a former MP for Wa West was nominated as his replacement^[17] and approved by parliament on 23 July 2010.^[18]

2011

The second cabinet reshuffle by President Mills was in January 2011. 9 ministries were affected in all. One Regional minister was also changed. Notable changes including replacing Betty Mould-Iddrisu with Martin Amidu as Attorney-General. Zita Okaikoi and Alex Tettey-Enyo were dropped from government.^[3]

2012

In January 2012, Martin Amidu was sacked by President Mills. This followed allegations he made suggesting some members of the ruling party may be corrupt. He was asked to substantiate his allegations by Mills and subsequently sacked ostensibly because he was unable to do so.^[4][19] A few days later, Betty Mould-Iddrissu, Minister for Education who was the Attorney-General before Amidu tended her resignation as Minister for Education. This was accepted by President Mills who appointed Enoch Mensah to replace her as Minister for Education temporarily.^[7][20] A cabinet reshuffle was announced a few days later via a press release from the Office of the President. There were new ministers nominated for approval by parliament.These include William Kwasi Aboah for Interior, Lee Ocran for Education, Fritz Baffour MP for Ablekuma South for Information, Moses Asaga for Employment and Social Welfare, Dominic Azimbe Azumah, MP for Garu - Timpane – Minister of State and Amin Amidu Sulemani, Upper West Regional Minister designate.^[5] They were all sworn in on 24 February 2012 by President Mills after having been approved by the Parliament of Ghana.^[21] On 26 March 2012, President Mills appointed two new regional ministers. The former ambassador to the Czech Republic, Victor Emmanuel Smith became the new Eastern Region Minister and the MP for Buem, Henry Kamel Ford became the new Volta Region Minister.^[22]

Death of President Mills

On July 24, 2012, President Mills was taken ill and died a few hours afterwards at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra.^[1]

See also

• National Democratic Congress
• Rawlings government

References

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2. "John Mahama takes over as 4th President of 4th Republic". General news. Ghana Home Page. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
3. "Cabinet reshuffle: Zita dropped, Betty for education". Ghana Home Page. 2011-01-04. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
4. "Martin Amidu sacked". Ghana Home Page. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
5. "Full Text Of Reshuffle By President Mills". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
6. "Mills meets Council of State Members, Ministers". Ghana Home Page. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
7. "E.T. Mensah Takes Over Education". General News. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
8. "President accepts resignation of two ministers". General News. Ghana Home Page. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
9. "Embattled Sports Minister Muntaka resigns". General News. Ghana Home Page. 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
10. "(KOFORIDUA) NEW JUABEN : Ofosu-Ampofo hands-over to incoming Minister". GhanaDistricts.com. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
11. "My dismissal was orchestrated by NDC executives - Khalid". General news. Ghana Home Page. 2010-05-12. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
12. "First batch of Ministers Sworn In". General News of Friday, 13 February 2009. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
13. "First woman Attorney-General Sworn In". General News. Ghana Home Page. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
14. "M&J bribery scandal: Sipa-Adjah Yankey pleads innocent". General News. Ghana Home Page. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
15. "President Mills reshuffles Ministers". General News. Ghana Home Page. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
16. "Reshuffle Blues: Sena Dansua Heads Sports Ministry.". General News. Ghana Home Page. 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
17. "Press Release-President Mills Nominates Upper West Regional Minister". Government of Ghana. 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
18. "Isaaku Salia approved as Upper West Regional Minister". Accra Mail. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
19. "Attorney-General Martin Amidu relieved of his post". General News. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
20. "President Mills Relieves Attorney-General Of His Post". Ghana government. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
21. "Mills tasks new ministers to excel". General News. Ghana Home Page. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
22. "President Mills swears-in Victor Smith, Kamel Ford as Regional Ministers". General news. Ghana Home Page. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

External links and sources

• Ghana government official website: List of Ministers