List of Akufo-Addo government ministers and political appointees

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Current Government Office(s) Officeholder Term President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo[1] January 7, 2017 – Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia[1] January 7, 2017 – Sector Ministers[2]Note 1 Office(s) Officeholder Term Ministry of Trade and Industry Alan John Kyerematen[3][4][5]
Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah (MP) (Deputy minister)[6]
Robert Ahomka-Lindsey (Deputy minister)[7] January 27, 2017 – January 16, 2023[8][9]
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta[10][4][5]
Kwaku Kwarteng (Deputy minister)
Abena Osei Asare (MP) (Deputy minister)
Charles Adu Boahen [11](Minister of State, Finance) January 27, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Defence Dominic Nitiwul[10][4][5]
Derrick Oduro (Maj.) (Deputy minister) January 27, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry of The Interior Ambrose Dery[10][4][5]
Henry Quartey (Deputy minister)[12] January 27, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry of Energy and Petroleum John Peter Amewu

Boakye Agyarko [10][4][5]

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Owuraku Aidoo (Deputy minister)[13]
Joseph Cudjoe (Deputy minister)[14]
Mohammed Amin Adam (Deputy minister)[15]

August 2018-

January 27, 2017 –August 2018
(nominated)
(nominated)
(nominated)

Office of Attorney General and Ministry of Justice Gloria Akuffo[10][4][5]
Godfred Dame (Deputy minister)[16]
Joseph Dindiok Kpemka (Deputy minister) January 27, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shirley Ayorkor Botwe (MP)[17][18]
Mohammed Habbib Tijani (Deputy minister)
Charles Owiredu (Deputy minister) January 29, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Food and Agriculture Owusu Afriyie Akoto [3][4][5]
William Agyapong Quaitoo (Deputy minister)
Sagre Bambangi (Deputy minister)
George Oduro (Deputy minister) January 27, 2017 –
(nominated) – August 29, 2017[19]
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Education Matthew Opoku-Prempeh

[10][4][5]
Yaw Osei Adutwum
(Deputy minister)

January 27, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Health Kwaku Agyemang-Manu[20]
Dr Bernard Oko-Boye[21](MP) (Deputy minister)
Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah (Deputy minister) January 27, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry Monitoring and Evaluation (Ghana) Anthony Akoto Osei [22][23]
William Kwasi Sabi (Deputy minister) February 7, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry of Regional Reorganization and Development (Ghana) Dan Kweku Botwe (MP)[22][23]
Martin Agyei-Mensah Korsah (Deputy minister) February 7, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh

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John Peter Amewu[22][23]

Benito Owusu Bio (Deputy minister)
Barbara Oteng Gyasi (Deputy minister)

August 2018-

February 7, 2017 –August 2018
(nominated)
(nominated)

Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (Ghana) Cecilia Abena Dapaah (MP)[22][23]
Patrick Boamah (Deputy minister)
Michael Yaw Gyato (Deputy minister) August 2018 –
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Railway Development (Ghana) Joe Ghartey[22][23]
Kwaku Agyenim Boateng (Deputy minister)
Andy Appiah-Kubi (Deputy minister) February 7, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations Ignatius Bafuor Awuah (MP)[22][23]
Bright Wireko Brobbey (Deputy minister) February 7, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry of Transport Kweku Ofori Asiamah[22][24]
Nii Kwartei Titus Glover (Deputy minister)
February 7, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts (Ghana) Catherine Ablema Afeku (MP)[25][26]
Mark Okraku-Mantey (Deputy minister)[27] February 10, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry of Special Development Initiative (Ghana) Mavis Hawa Koomson (MP)[25][26] February 10, 2017 – Senior Minister (Ghana) Yaw Osafo-Maafo[10][4][5] January 27, 2017 – Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng[3][23]
Patricia Appiagyei (Deputy minister) February 7, 2017 –
(nominated) National Security Ministry (Ghana) Albert Kan-Dapaah[28][4][5] January 27, 2017 – Ministry of Youth and Sports Isaac Kwame Asiamah (MP)[29][26]
Pius Enam Hadzide (Deputy minister) February 10, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (Ghana) Alima Mahama[10][4][5]
Osei Bonsu Amoah (Deputy minister)
Collins Ntim (Deputy minister)
Kwasi Boateng Agyei (Deputy minister) January 27, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Works and Housing (Ghana) Samuel Atta Akyea (MP)[22][23]
Freda Prempeh (Deputy minister)
Eugene Antwi (Deputy minister)

Barbara Asher Ayisi(Deputy minister)

February 7, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Communication Ursula Owusu Ekuful (MP)[22][23]
George Andah (Deputy minister)
Vincent Sowah Odotei (Deputy minister) February 7, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah[30]

Mustapha Abdul-Hamid[25][26]

Ama Dokuaa Asiamah Adjei (Deputy minister)
Perry Curtis Kwabla Okudzeto (Deputy minister)

August 2018-

February 10, 2017 –August 2018

(nominated)
(nominated)

Ministry of Roads and Highways Kwesi Amoako Atta[22][23]
Kwabena Owusu Aduomi (MP) (Deputy minister)
Anthony N-Yoh Puowele Karbo (MP) (Deputy minister) February 7, 2017 –
(nominated)
(nominated) Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection Cynthia Morrison[30]

Otiko Afisa Djaba[22][23]

Gifty Twum Ampofo (Deputy minister)

November 2018-

February 7, 2017 –August 2018
(nominated)

Ministry of Planning George Yaw Gyan-Baffour (Prof.) (MP)[25][26] February 10, 2017 – Ministry of Fisheries And Aquaculture Elizabeth Afoley Quaye (MP)[25][26]
Francis Kingsley Ato Cudjoe (Deputy minister) February 10, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs (Ghana) Kofi Dzamesi[25][26]
Paul Essien (Deputy minister) February 10, 2017 –
(nominated) Ministry of Inner cities and Zongo Development (Ghana) Abubakar Boniface Siddique (MP)[25][26]

Mustapha Abdul-Hamid

February 10, 2017 –August 2018

August 2018-

Ministry of Business Development Ibrahim Mohammed Awal[25][26] February 10, 2017 – Minister for Parliamentary Affairs (Ghana) Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu (MP)[25][26] February 10, 2017 – Ministry of Aviation Joseph Kofi Koddi Adda[26]
Kwabena O. Darko-Mensah (Deputy minister) August 2018–
(nominated) Ministers of State Office(s) Officeholder Term Minister of State at the Office of the President in charge of Public Procurement Sarah Adwoa Safo[31][32]Note 2 April 4, 2017 – Minister of State at the Ministry of Education in charge of Tertiary Education Kwesi Yankah (Prof.)[31][32] April 4, 2017 – Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture Nurah Gyeile[31][32] April 4, 2017 – Minister of State at the Office of the President Bryan Acheampong (MP)[31][32] April 4, 2017 – Regional Ministers Region Officeholder Term Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah[33][34]
Elizabeth Agyeman (Deputy minister) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated) Brong Ahafo Region Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh[33][34]
Evans Opoku[30] (Deputy minister) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated) Central Region Kwamena Duncan[33][34]
Thomas Agyei Baffour (Deputy minister) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated) Eastern Region Kwakye Darfour[33][34]
Joseph Tetteh (MP) (Nkansah Sampson) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated) Greater Accra Regional Minister Ishmael Ashitey[33][34]
Elizabeth Kwatsoo Tetteh Sackey (Deputy minister) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated) Northern Region Salifu Saeed[33][34]
Solomon Namliit Boar (MP) (Deputy minister) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated) Upper East Region Alhassan Samari[33][34]
Frank Fuseini Adongo (MP) (Deputy minister) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated) Upper West Region Sulemana Alhassan[33][34]
Amidu Ishaq (Deputy minister) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated) Volta Regional Minister Archibald Letsa[33][34]
Maxwell Blagogee (Deputy minister) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated) Western Region Kwaku Afriyie[33][34]
Eugenia Gifty Kusi (Deputy minister) February 19, 2017 –
(nominated)
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