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This is a listing of the ministers who served in Limann's People's National Party government during the Third Republic of Ghana. The Third Republic was inaugurated on 24 September 1979. It ended with the coup on 31 December 1981, which brought the Provisional National Defence Council of Jerry Rawlings to power.

List of ministers

Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
President Dr. Hilla Limann September, 1979 December 1981
Vice President Dr. Joseph W.S. de-Graft Johnson September, 1979 December 1981
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Isaac Chinebuah September, 1979 December 1981
Minister for Interior Ekow Daniels
Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah
September, 1979 October 1981
October 1981 December 1981
Minister for Defence R.K.S. Riley Poku September, 1979 December 1981
Attorney General and Minister for Justice Joe Reindorf September, 1979 December 1981
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Dr. Amon Nikoi
Dr. George Benneh
1979 1981
May 1981 31 December 1981
Minister for Health Dr. K. Ocran 1979 ?
Minister for Local Government K.K. Anti 1979 ?
Minister for Education Dr. Francis Kwame Buah 1980 1981
Minister of Culture and Sport Thomas G. Abilla? ?
Minister for Agriculture[1] E. Kwaku Twumasi
E.K. Andah
Nelson Yaw Agbesi
1979 ?
? ?
? 1981
Minister for Trade and Tourism Dr. Francis Kwame Buah 1979 1980
Minister for Trade Vincent Y. Bulla 1980 ?
Minister for Information and Tourism Dr. Yaw O. Afriyie ? ?
Minister for Labour and Social Welfare
later
Minister for Labour, Youth and Social Welfare
Mrs. Adisa Munkaila ? ?
Minister for Transport and Communications Harry Sawyerr 1979 1981
Minister for Works and Housing Colonel David Zanlerigu 1979 ?
Minister for Fuel and Energy F. Wulff Tagoe ? ?
Minister for Industry, Science and Technology M.P. Ansah ? ?
Minister for Lands and Natural Resources E.F. Yeboah Acheampong ? ?
Minister for Youth and Rural Development Dr. E.K. Andah ? ?
Minister for Presidential and Special Affairs Dr. John S. Nabila ? ?
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Region J.O. Afram ? ?
Brong Ahafo Region E.K. Twumasi ? ?
Central Region Kankam da Costa ? ?
Eastern Region F.K.B. Amoah ? ?
Greater Accra Region T. Torto ? ?
Northern Region Alhaji I. Haruna ? ?
Upper Region G. Nango ? ?
Volta Region F.Q. Amegah ? ?
Western Region Sam Cudjoe ? ?

See also

References

  1. "Former Heads of MoFA". Official website. Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
Preceded by
Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (1979)
Government of Ghana
1979 1981
Succeeded by
Provisional National Defence Council (1981-1993)