Minister for Education (Ghana)

This is a list of present and past ministers for education in Ghana.

List of ministers

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Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party.
1 Kojo Botsio 1951 ? Nkrumah government Convention People's Party
2 J. H. Allassani 1954 1956
3 J. B. Erzuah 1956 1957
4 C. T. Nylander 1957 1959
5 Kofi Baako 1959 1960
6 A. J. Dowuona-Hammond
1960 1964
7 Kwaku Boateng[1]
1 May 1964 24 February 1966
8 Modjaben Dowuona 1966 1969 National Liberation Council Military government
9 William Ofori Atta
1969 1971 Busia government Progress Party
10 R. R. Amponsah
1971 13 January 1972
11 Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Nkegbe
(Education, Culture and Sport)
1972 1973 National Redemption Council Military government
12 Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante
(Education, Culture and Sport)
1974 1976
13 E. Owusu-Fordwouh
(Education, Culture and Sport)
1976 1978 Supreme Military Council
14 E. Evans Anfom
(Commissioner for Education and Culture)
1979 24 September 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
15 Kwamena Ocran 1980 Limann government People's National Party
16 Francis Kwame Buah 1980 31 December 1981
17 Christina Ama Ataa Aidoo 1982 1983 Provisional National Defence Council Military government
18 V. C. Dadson 1983
19 Joyce Aryee 1985 1987
20 Mohammed Ben Abdallah 1987
21 K. B. Asante 1988 1990
22 Mary Grant 1991 1992
23 Alex Ababio 1992
24 Harry Sawyerr 1993 1997 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress
25 Esi Sutherland-Addy 1997
26 Christina Amoako-Nuamah 1997 1998
27 Ekwow Spio-Garbrah 7 January 2001
28 Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi[2] 2001 2003 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party
29 Kwadwo Baah Wiredu[3] 2003 2005
30 Yaw Osafo-Maafo[4] 1 February 2005 2006
31 Papa Owusu-Ankomah[5] 28 April 2006 2007
32 Dominic Fobih 1 August 2007 7 January 2009
33 Alex Tettey-Enyo (MP) 2009 2011 Mills government National Democratic Congress
34 Betty Mould-Iddrisu[6] 4 January 2011 2012
35 Lee Ocran 2012 24 October 2012
24 October 2012 7 January 2013 Mahama government
36 Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang February 2013 6 January 2017
37 Matthew Opoku Prempeh[7] 28 January 2017 incumbent Akufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Article Preview". New York Times. New York Times Archives. 2 May 1964. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  2. ^ "President Kufuor swears 10 more ministers". General News. Ghana Home Page. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Government names new Cabinet". General News. Ghana Home Page. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office". General news. Ghana Home Page. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Kufuor restructures ministerial team". General news. Ghana Home Page. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Zita dropped, Betty for education". General news. Ghana Home Page. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Nana Addo swears in 12 ministers". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.