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First cabinet of Kwame Nkrumah in 1957
Standing (L to R): J.H. Allassani, N.A. Welbeck, Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, J.E. Jantuah, Imoru Egala
Sitting (L to R): A. Casely-Hayford, Kojo Botsio, Kwame Nkrumah, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, E.O. Asafu-Adjaye;
Standing (L to R): J.H. Allassani, N.A. Welbeck, Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, J.E. Jantuah, Imoru Egala
Sitting (L to R): A. Casely-Hayford, Kojo Botsio, Kwame Nkrumah, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, E.O. Asafu-Adjaye;
Kofi Baako (1956)
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started from 21 March 1952 until independence. His first independent government took office on 6 March 1957.[1] From 1 July 1960, Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana.
Nkrumah's first independence government (1957 – 1960)
| Portfolio | Minister | Time frame | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Kwame Nkrumah | 6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kwame Nkrumah Kojo Botsio Ebenezer Ako-Adjei | March 6, 1957 – 1958 1958 – 1959 1959 – 1960 | |
| Minister for Defence | Kwame Nkrumah | 1957 – 1960 | |
| Minister for Interior[2] | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Krobo Edusei Kwame Nkrumah Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah | March 6, 1957 – 1958 1958 – 1958 1958 – 1958 1959 – 1960 | |
| Minister for Finance | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah | 1954 – May 1961 | |
| Minister for Health | J.H. Alhassani | 6 March 1957 – ? | |
| Minister for Local Government | A.E.A. Ofori Atta | 6 March 1957 – ? | |
| Minister for Education Minister for Education and Information | J.B. Erzuah Kofi Baako | 6 March 1957 – ? 1958 – ? | |
| Minister for Agriculture | Boahene Yeboah-Afari[3] | March 6, 1957 – 1960 | |
| Minister for Housing | Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah | 6 March 1957 – ? | |
| Minister for Trade and Labour | Kojo Botsio | 6 March 1957 – 1958 | |
| Minister for Communications | Archie Casely-Hayford | 6 March 1957 – ? | |
| Minister for Works | N.A. Welbeck | 6 March 1957 – ? | |
| Minister without Portfolio | Lawrence Rosario Abavana | 6 March 1957 – ? | |
| Minister without Portfolio | Krobo Edusei | 6 March 1957 – 1958 |
Nkrumah's republican government (1960 - 1966)
| Portfolio | Minister | Time frame | Notes | ||||
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| President | Kwame Nkrumah | 1 July 1960 – 24 February 1966 | |||||
| Minister for Foreign Affairs[2] | Imoru Egala Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Kwame Nkrumah Kojo Botsio Alex Quaison-Sackey | 1960 – 1961 1961 – 1962 1962 – 1963 1963 – 1965 1965 – 1966 | |||||
| Minister for Defence | Charles de Graft Dickson Kofi Baako | 1960 – 1961 September 1961 – 24 February 1966 | |||||
| Minister for Interior[2] | Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah Kwaku Boateng Laurence Rosario Abavana Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah Laurence Rosario Abavana | 1960 – 1961 1961 – 1964[4] 1964 – 1965 1965 1965 – 1966 | |||||
| Minister for Finance | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka | 1954 – May 1961 June 1961 – ? | |||||
| Minister for Health | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah Laurence Abavana | June 1961 – ? ? – 1964[4] | |||||
| Minister for Local Government | A.E.A. Ofori Atta | 6 March 1957 – ? | |||||
| Minister for Education and Social Welfare | Alfred Jonas Dowuona Hammond Kwaku Boateng | ? – ? 1964[4] – ? | |||||
| Minister for Agriculture[3] | Francis Yao Asare Kojo Botsio Lawrence Rosario Abavana Krobo Edusei F.A. Jantuah | 1960 1960 – 1962 1962 1963 – 1965 1966 | |||||
| Minister for Works and Housing | Emmanuel Kobla Bensah | ? – ? | |||||
| Minister for Trade Minister for Overseas Trade | Lawrence Rosario Abavana Kwesi Armah | June 1961 – ? 1965 – 24 February 1966 | |||||
| Minister for Transport and Communications | Krobo Edusei | ? – ? | Minister for Justice and Attorney General | Solomon Antwi Kwaku Bonsu | ? – ? | ||
| Minister for Information | Kwaku Boateng Tawia Adamafio[5] Imoru Egala | ? – ? 1960– 1962 1962 – ? | |||||
| Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | Kofi Baako | ? – ? | |||||
| Minister for Presidential Affairs | Tawia Adamafio | 1961 – ? | |||||
| Minister resident in Guinea | Stephen Allen Dzirasa | ? – ? | |||||
| Regional Ministers | |||||||
| Ashanti Regional Minister | Osei Owusu Afriyie | ? – ? | |||||
| Brong Ahafo Regional Minister | Stephen Willie Yeboah | ? – ? | |||||
| Central Regional Minister | Joseph Essilfie Hagan | ? – ? | |||||
| Eastern Regional Minister | Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe | ? – ? | |||||
| Northern Regional Minister | Emmanuel Adama Mahama | ? – ? | |||||
| Upper Regional Minister | Ayeebo Asumda | ? – ? | |||||
| Volta Regional Minister | Francis Yao Asare | ? – ? | |||||
| Western Regional Minister | John Arthur | ? – ? | |||||
Some of the information for 1960 - 1966 is taken from Liste der Regierungen Ghanas on the German Wikipedia
See also
References
- ↑ "1957 Govt. of Ghana". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- 1 2 3 R.L. Bidwell, ed. (1974-02-25). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States, 1900-72. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-7146-3017-5. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- 1 2 "Former Heads of MoFA". Official Website. Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Article Preview". New York Times Archives. New York Times. May 2, 1964. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
- ↑ "Ghana: Double & Deadly Jeopardy". Time (magazine). 1965-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
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