Kufuor government

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This is a list of the ministers who have served in John Kufuor's New Patriotic Party government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This started on January 7, 2001, the first changeover between civilian governments in Ghana through the ballot box. John Kufuor won the 2004 elections and is serving his second term of office ending January 2009.

Contents 1 List of ministers of state (2001-2005) 2 List of ministers of state (2005-present) 3 References 4 See also

[edit] List of ministers of state (2001-2005)

Portfolio	Minister	Time frame	Notes
President	John Kufuor	Jan 2001 – present
Vice President	Aliu Mahama	Jan 2001 – present
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Hackman Owusu-Agyeman Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo	[1]2001 – Apr 2003 [2]Apr 2003 – 2007
Minister for Interior	Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu Hackman Owusu-Agyeman	[1]2001 – 2002[3] [2]2003 – 2005	Resigned following Yendi conflict
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning	Yaw Osafo-Maafo	[1]2001 – 2005
Minister for Defence	Dr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor	[1]2001 – 2007
Attorney General and Minister for Justice	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Papa Owusu Ankomah	[1]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Education later Minister for Education, Youth and Sports	Prof. Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi Kwadwo Baah Wiredu	[4]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Health	Richard Winfred Anane Dr. Kwaku Afriyie	[4]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Food and Agriculture	Major Courage Quashigah	[1]2001 – 2005
Minister for Fisheries	Ishmael Ashitey	[5]2001 – 2005
Minister for Trade and Industry	Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku Alan Kyeremanteng	[1]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2007
Ministry for Local Government and Rural Development	Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu Kwadwo Adjei Darko	[1]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Manpower Development and Employment	Cecilia Ladze Bannermann Yaw Barimah	[5]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Energy	Albert Kan Dapaah Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom (CPP)	[4]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Mines	Cecilia Ladze Bannermann	[2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Lands, Mines and Forestry	Dr. Kwaku Afriyie Prof. Dominic Fobih	[4]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – present
Minister for Works and Housing	Kwamena Bartels Alhaji Mustapha Idris Ali	[4]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Women and Children's Affairs	Mrs. Gladys Asmah	[1]2001 – 2005
Minister for Tourism later Minister for Tourism and Modernisation of the Capital City	Hawa Yakubu Jake Obetsebi Lamptey	[4]2001 – May 2002[6] [2]2003 – 2007
Minister for Environment, Science and Technology later Minister for Science and Environment	Prof. Dominic Kwaku Fobih Prof. Mike Oquaye Prof. Kasim Kasanga	[1]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Public Sector Reform and National Institutional Renewal Programme	Joseph Henry Mensah	[2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Presidential Affairs	Jake Obetsebi Lamptey	[4]2001 – 2003
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs	Felix Owusu-Adjapong	[2]2003 – 2007
Minister and Leader of Government Business	Joseph Henry Mensah	[1]2001 – 2003
Minister for Roads, Highways later Minister for Roads, Highways and Transport	Kwadwo Adjei-Darko Richard Winfred Anane	[4]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – 2006[7]
Minister for Ports, Harbours and Railways	Prof. Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi	[2]2003 – present
Minister for Regional Co-Operation and NEPAD	Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom (CPP) Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku	? – 2003 [2]2003 – 2006[8]
Minister for Transport and Communications	Felix Owusu-Adjapong	[5]2001 – 2003
Minister for Communications and Technology	Albert Kan Dapaah	[2]2003 – 2006
Minister for Private Sector Development	Charles Omar Nyannor Kwamena Bartels	[4]2001 – 2003 [2]2003 – ?
Minister for Information	Jake Obetsebi Lamptey Nana Akomea	? – 2003 [2]2003 – 2005
Minister for Youth and Sports	Alhaji Mallam Issah[9]	2001
Minister of State (media relations)	Elizabeth Ohene	[4]2001 – ?
Minister of State for primary, secondary and girl-child education	Christine Churcher	[5]2001 – 2005
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Region
Brong Ahafo Region
Central Region
Eastern Region
Greater Accra Region
Northern Region	Prince Imoru Andani	2001 – 2002[3]	Resigned following Yendi conflict
Upper East Region
Upper West Region
Volta Region
Western Region

• NB. There was a cabinet reshuffle on April 1, 2003.^[2]

[edit] List of ministers of state (2005-present)

Portfolio	Minister	Time frame	Notes
President	John Kufuor	January 2001 – present
Vice President	Aliu Mahama	January 2001 – present
Minister for Foreign Affairs later Minister for Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD[8]	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Akwasi Osei-Agyei	[10]Apr 2003 – Jul 2007 [11] Jul 2007 – present
Minister for Interior	Papa Owusu Ankomah Albert Kan Dapaah Kwamena Bartels Kwame Addo-Kufuor	[10]2005 – 2006 [8]2006 – 2007 [12]2007 – 2008 [13]2008 – present
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning	Kwadwo Baah Wiredu Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei	[10]2005 – 2007 [11]2007 – present
Minister for Defence	Dr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor[10] Albert Kan Dapaah	2001 – 2007 2007 – present
Minister for National Security[8]	Francis Poku	[8]2006 – present	New portfolio
Attorney General and Minister for Justice	J. Ayikoi Otoo Joe Ghartey Ambrose Dery	[10]2005 – 2006 [8]2006 – 2007 [12]2007 – present
Minister for Health	Major Courage Quashigah (rtd)	[10]2005 – present
Minister for Education and Sports later Minister for Education, Science and Sports[8]	Yaw Osafo-Maafo Papa Owusu Ankomah Dominic Fobi	[10]2005 – 2006 [8]2006 – 2007 [12]2007 – present
Minister for Food and Agriculture	Ernest Akubuor Debrah	[10]2005 – present
Minister for Fisheries	Gladys Asmah	[10]2005 – present
Minister for Trade and Industry (later) Minister for Trade and Industry, Private Sector Development and President's Special Initiative[8]	Alan Kyeremanteng Joe Baidoo Ansah Papa Owusu Ankomah	[10]2003 – 2007 [11]2007 – 2008 [13]2008 – present
Minister for Private Sector Development & President's Special Initiative	Kwamena Bartels	[10]2005 – 2006	Ministry merged with Trade and Industry
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development later Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Environment[8]	Charles Bimpong Bintim Stephen Asamoah-Boateng Kwadwo Adjei-Darko	[10]2005 – 2006 [8]2006 – 2007 [12]2007 – present
Minister for Information later Minister for Information and National Orientation[8]	Daniel Kwaku Botwe Kwamena Bartels Oboshie Sai-Cofie	[10]2005 – 2006 [8]2006 – 2007 [11]2007 – present
Minister for Tourism and Modernisation of the Capital City later Minister for Tourism and Diasporean Relations[8]	Jake Obetsebi Lamptey Stephen Asamoah-Boateng	[10]2003 – 2007 [12]2007 – present
Minister for Works and Housing later Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing	Hackman Owusu-Agyeman Boniface Abubakar Saddique	[10]2005 – 2007 [12]2007 – present
Minister for Public Sector Reform	Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom (CPP) Samuel Owusu-Agyei	[8]2005 – 2007[14] [11]2007 – present
Minister for Communication	Albert Kan Dapaah Prof. Mike Oquaye Dr. Ben Aggrey Ntim	[10]2005 – 2006 [8]2006 – 2007 [11]2007 – present
Minister for Roads and Highways	Richard Winfred Anane vacant Godfred T. Bonyon	[15]2005 – 2006[7] 2006 – 2007 [12]2007 – present	Resigned after adverse findings against him by the CHRAJ.
Minister for Ports, Harbours and Railways	Prof. Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi[10]	2001 – present
Minister for Aviation[8]	Gloria Akuffo	[8]2006 – ?	Newly created ministry
Minister for Energy	Prof. Mike Oquaye Joseph Kofi Adda Felix Owusu-Adjapong	[10]2005 – 2006 [8]2006 – 2008 [13]2008 – present
Minister for Lands, Forestry and Mines	Prof. Dominic Fobih Esther Obeng Dapaah	[10]2003 – 2007 [12]2007 – present
Minister for Environment and Science	Christine Churcher	[15]2005 – 2006[8]
Minister for Regional Co-Operation and NEPAD	Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku	[2]2003 – 2006[8]
Minister for Women and Children's Affairs	Hajia Alima Mahama	[10]2005 – present
Minister for Manpower Development and Employment now Ministry for Manpower, Youth and Employment	Joseph Kofi Adda Boniface Abubakar Saddique Nana Akomea	[10]2005 – 2006 [8]2006 – 2007 [11]2007 – present
Minister of State for Culture and Chieftaincy[16]	Sampson Kwaku Boafo	[16]2006 – present	New portfolio
Minister for Presidential Affairs	Kwadwo Mpiani[16]	2005 – present
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs	Felix Owusu-Adjapong Abraham Osei Aidooh[10]	2001 – 2007 [12]2007 – present
Senior Minister	Joseph Henry Mensah	[10]2005 – 2006[16]
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Region	Sampson Kwaku Boafo Emmanuel A. Owusu-Ansah	[10]2005 – 2006 [16]2006 – present
Brong Ahafo Region	Nana Kwadwo Seinti Ignatius Baffour Awuah	[10]2005 – 2006 [16]2006 – present
Central Region	Isaac E. Edumadze Nana Ato Arthur	[15]2005 – 2006 [16]2006 – present
Eastern Region	Yaw Barimah Kwadwo Afram Asiedu	[10]2005 – 2007 [11]2007 – present
Greater Accra Region	Shiekh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye	[15]2005 – present
Northern Region	Boniface Abubakar Saddique Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris	[10]2005 – 2006 [16]2006 – present
Upper East Region	Boniface Agambila Alhassan Samari	[10]2005 – 2007 [11]2007 – present
Upper West Region	Ambrose Dery George Hikah Benson	[10]2005 – 2007 [11]2007 – present
Volta Region	Kofi Dzamesi	[10]2005 – present
Western Region	Joseph Boahen Aidoo Evans A. Amoah	[10]2005 – 2006 [16]2006 – present

There was a cabinet reshuffle on 28 April 2006.^[8]
There was a second cabinet reshuffle to release ministers with presidential ambitions in July 2007.^[11]

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• New Patriotic Party

Preceded by Rawlings government (1993-2001)

Government of Ghana 2001 – present

Incumbent

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