Minister for Information (Ghana)

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The Minister for Information in Ghana usually heads the Ministry of Information. This position has existed in various configurations until the cabinet reshuffle of 16 July 2014 when President Mahama merged the functions of this ministry into that of the Ministry of Communications with the Minister of Communications having oversight for both Information as well as Communications.[1] On 16 July 2014, Mahama had another cabinet reshuffle involving a lot of ministries.[2]

List of ministers

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party
1 6 March 1957 Nkrumah government Convention People's Party
2 Kwaku Boateng
3 Tawia Adamafio 1960 1962
4 Imoru Egala 1962
5 National Liberation Council Military government
6 T. D. Brodie Mends Busia government Progress Party
7 Colonel I. K. Acheampong National Redemption Council Military government
8 Colonel C. R. Tachie-Menson
9 Major General Robert Kotei Supreme Military Council
10 Colonel Parker H.S. Yarney
11 Kwame Afreh
{Commissioner for Information and Cocoa Affairs}
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
12 Yaw O. Afriyie
{Minister for Information and Tourism}
1979 Limann government People's National Party
13 Joyce Aryee 1982 1985 Provisional National Defence Council Military government
14 Kofi Totobi Quakyi 1985 1993
1993 2001 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress
15 Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey 2003 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party
16 Nana Akomea 2003 2005
17 Daniel Kwaku Botwe 2005 2006
18 Kwamena Bartels 2006 2007
19 Oboshie Sai-Cofie 2007 2009
20 Zita Okaikoi 2009 2010 Mills government National Democratic Congress
21 John Tia (MP) 2010 2012
22 Fritz Baffour (MP) 2012 2012
2012 2013 Mahama government
23 Mahama Ayariga (MP) 2013 2014[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mahama announces first ministerial reshuffle". General news. Ghana Home Page. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. "Ministerial reshuffle: Spio rejoins gov't". Ghanaweb.com. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
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