Limann government

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
PresidentHilla LimannSeptember, 1979 – 31 December 1981
Vice PresidentJoseph W. S. de-Graft JohnsonSeptember, 1979 – 31 December 1981
Minister for Foreign AffairsIsaac Chinebuah[1]September, 1979 – 31 December 1981
Minister for InteriorEkow Daniels[1]September, 1979 – October 1981
Kwame Sanaa-Poku JantuahOctober 1981 – 31 December 1981
Minister for DefenceS. K. Riley-Poku[1][2][3]September, 1979 – December 1981
Attorney General and Minister for JusticeJoe Reindorf[4]September, 1979 – October 1981
Archibald Lartey DjabateyOctober 1981 – 31 December 1981
Minister for Finance and Economic PlanningAmon Nikoi[1]1979 – May 1981
George BennehMay 1981 – 31 December 1981
Minister for HealthMichael Paul Ansah1979 – 1981
Kwamena Ocran[1]August 1981 – 31 December 1981
Minister for Local GovernmentKwame Sanaa-Poku JantuahSeptember 1979 – October 1981
Minister for Education, Culture and SportsKwamena OcranSeptember 1979 – 1980
Francis Kwame Buah1980 – 1981
Minister for Agriculture[5]E. Kwaku Twumasi1979 – ?
E. Kwaku Andah[4]? – December 1980
Nelson AgbesiDecember 1980 – December 1981
Minister for Trade and TourismFrancis Kwame Buah[1]1979 – 1980
Vincent Bulla[1]1980 – December 1981
Minister for Transport and CommunicationsHarry Sawyerr[1]September 1979 – December 1981
Minister for Works and HousingColonel David Zanlerigu [1]1979 – ?
Felix Amoah? – ?
Minister for Industries, Science and TechnologyVincent Bulla[1]September 1979 – 1980
Col. David Zanlerigu [1]1980 – August 1981
Michael Paul AnsahAugust 1981 – December 1981
Minister for Lands and Natural ResourcesE. F. Yeboah Acheampong? – ?
Minister for Labour, Youth and Social WelfareFrank Q. Amega[6]1979 – ?
Adisa MunkailaNovember 1980 – December 1981
Minister for Information, Presidential Affairs and Special InitiativesJohn S. Nabila[4][1]September 1979 - 1980
Minister for Fuel and EnergyGeorge Benneh1979 - November 1980
F. Wulff TagoeNovember 1980 – ?
Minister for Youth and Rural DevelopmentE. Kwaku Andah? – ?
Minister for Information and TourismYaw Opoku Afriyie? – ?
Minister for Culture and SportThomas G. Abilla? – ?
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Regional MinisterJ. O. Afram? – ?
Brong Ahafo RegionE. K. Twumasi(MP) S.G. Arthur( Deputy Minister)? – ?Dep:
Central Regional MinisterKankam da Costa? – ?
Eastern Regional MinisterF. K. B. Amoah? – ?
Greater Accra Regional MinisterI. T. Torto[7][8]? – December 1981
Northern Regional MinisterAlhaji I. Haruna[4]c. 1980
Upper RegionG. Nango? – ?
Volta Regional MinisterNelson Agbesi (MP)[9]December 1979 – December 1980[10]
F. Q. Amegah? – ?
Western RegionSam Cudjoe? – ?

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Ministerial Appointments - Names for Approval". Ghana News. 8 (9). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana. September 1979. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Ghana News, Volumes 8-12. USA: Embassy of Ghana (USA). 1979. p. 147. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "MINISTER FOR DEFENCE". www.mod.gov.gh. Ghana Government. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Apponsah, Kwamena (1 February 1980). "President Arrives in Tamale". Daily Graphic. No. 9106. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Former Heads of MoFA". Official website. Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Youth Farms' Scheme Explained". Ghana News. 9 (5). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 2. May 1980. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Exercise Restraint. Limann Tells Ghanaian Workers". Daily Graphic. No. 9132. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 3 March 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2020. Also in the picture are I. T. Torto (extreme left), Greater Accra Regional Minister
  8. ↑ "Trial Census Begins in Aug". Ghana News. 10 (8). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 6. August 1981. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "Set Up Watch C'ttees". Daily Graphic. No. 9106. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 1 February 1980. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "Debates of 30 Jun 2016". Odekro. Accra: Parliament of Ghana. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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