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List of Mahama government ministers

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Dis be listing of de ministers wey serve insyd de National Democratic Congress government of John Dramani Mahama insyd Ghana originally dem form am on 24 July 2012 following de death of John Atta Mills, den swear insyd from January 2013. De government lose de December 2016 general election den ein rule end on 7 January 2017 wen Nana Akufo-Addo of de New Patriotic Party come be de president.[1]

List of Mahama government ministers
Cabinet of Ghana
Year dem found am24 July 2012 Edit
Dey apply to jurisdictionGhana Edit
Date dem dissolve, abolish anaa demolish7 January 2017 Edit

Ministers (January 2013 dey go)

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Nominations for vetting

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Following de swearing-in of President Mahama for 7 January 2013, de Parliament of Ghana dem vet ein nominations for Ministers of state from mid-January.[2]

Dem be three sets of nominations wey dem submit to de Parliament of Ghana insyd all for appointment as Ministers of state by President Mahama. De initial list dey contain 12 nominations.[3][4] Second list of 7 nominations wey dem send for approval about week later.[5] Third list of 12 nominees wey dem add, wey dey include 6 Ministers of state for de Presidency.[6] 2 further regional ministers wey dem add to de list of nominees insyd early February 2013.[7]

All de nominees for de sector ministries dem approve dem all. De nominees for Ministers of state at de Presidency dem list below:[8]

  • Alhassan Azong  (MP) — Public Sector Reform
  • Mustapha Ahmed — Development Authorities
  • Elvis Afriyie Ankrah — Financial and Allied institutions
  • Limuna Mohammed Muniru — Human Resource Development and Scholarships
  • Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe Ghansah — Social and Allied institutions
  • Abdul Rashid Hassan Pelpuo  (MP) — Public-Private Partnerships

Insyd addition to de list above, Paul Victor Obeng come be Senior Presidential Advisor at de Presidency. Three odas wey dem nominate say he go oversee priority projects of give de President. Dem be Enoch Teye Mensah (MP), Alban Bagbin (MP) den Cletus Avoka (MP).

List of ministers from January 2013

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President Mahama swear in de first batch of seven ministers for 30 January 2013 wey dey follow dema approval by parliament.[9][10] After de approval of more nominees by Parliament for 1 February 2013[11][12] den 12 February 2013,[13] dem further swear in 17 ministers for 14 February 2013.[14] Number of Ministers dem nominate for de Presidency de parliament approve dem for 15 February 2013.[15]

Changes insyd government

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President Mahama for 11 March 2013 reshuffle ein regional ministers wey he appoint dem into office for de first tym.[16][17][18] For 16 July 2014, Mahama wey get anoda cabinet reshuffle wey edey involve lot of ministries.[19] At de end of May 2014, President Mahama do cabinet reshuffle. Dis result insyd Akwasi Oppong Fosu, de Local Government minister losing ein job. He come replace by de Eastern Regional minister, Julius Debrah. Antwi Boasiako-Sekyere be nominate go replace Julius Debrah as de Eastern Regional Minister.[20]

Ministers (July 2012 to January 2013)

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Mahama become de Presido for Ghana wey edey follow de sudden death of John Atta Mills for 24 July 2012.[21] Chief Justice of Ghana Georgina Wood wey swear am later de same day.[22] Week after dem swear am as presido, Mahama choose Kwesi Amissah-Arthur go be de vice-pee.[23]

Changes insyd government

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Henry Kamel, Volta Regional Minister die on Christmas Day 2012 after ein diabetes complications.[24][25]

Dis set of ministers, get all been appointe by President Mills den continue until January 2013 when ein term wey come end. De exception be Henry Kamel, wey die after de 7 December election buh before de formal handover on 7 January 2013. De ministers wey advise say efor stay on as caretaker ministers until de new ones wey get confirm insyd dema place. 

San see

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References

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  1. ↑ "I wish Mahama well – Akufo-Addo". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Appointment committee to start vetting ministerial nominees next week". Political news. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mahama sends first Ministerial appointees to Parliament; Oye Lithur, Ayariga in". General news. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Honoured, surprised, humbled; new appointees say". General news. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  5. ↑ Boafo, Kojo (12 January 2013). "Mahama nominates seven new ministers". General news. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Mahama appoints more ministers: Haruna for Trade". General news. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  7. ↑ "Mahama names two more regional ministers". Ghana Home Page. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Mahama's fourth ministerial list out". General news. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Parliament approves first batch of Ministers". General news. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "'Think outside the box'- Mahama urges Ministers". General news. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  11. ↑ Gadugah, Nathan (1 February 2013). "Nana Oye Lithur and four other ministers approved". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Nana Oye Lithur Approved by Appointments Committee". General news. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  13. ↑ "Kunbuor, others approved by Parliament". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "President Mahama Administeres Oaths Of Allegiance And Secrecy To 17 Ministers". Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "Parliament approves nine more appointees". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "President Mahama reshuffles his regional ministers". Citi FM online. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  17. ↑ "Reshuffle is in line with Mahama's development strategy - Ayariga". myjoyonline. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  18. ↑ "Mahama announces first ministerial reshuffle". General news. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  19. ↑ "Ministerial reshuffle: Spio rejoins gov't". Ghanaweb. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  20. ↑ "Local government minister sacked". Ghana Web. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  21. ↑ "President Mills Dies at 68". Ghana Home Page. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  22. ↑ "John Mahama takes over as 4th President of 4th Republic". Ghana Home Page. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  23. ↑ "Amissah Arthur is Vice President". General news. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  24. ↑ "2012 tragic year for Ghana politicians". General news. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  25. ↑ "Volta Regional Minister, Ford Kamel, is dead". General news. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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