Rawlings government

This is a listing of the ministers who served in Jerry Rawlings's National Democratic Congress government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This started on January 7, 1993, after 11 years of military rule by Rawlings. He retired from the Ghana Armed Forces and served a further two democratically elected terms ending January 7, 2001.

For Rawlings' first military government, see: Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.
For Rawlings' second military government, see: Provisional National Defence Council.

List of ministers

Portfolio Minister From To Notes
PresidentJerry Rawlings7 January 19936 January 2001
Vice PresidentKow Nkensen Arkaah7 January 19936 January 1997
Minister for Foreign AffairsObed Asamoah19821997
Minister for the InteriorColonel Emmanuel Osei-WusuAug 1992Oct 1996[1]
Mahama IddrisuNov 1996Feb 1997[2]
Minister for Finance and Economic PlanningKwesi Botchwey1982Aug 1995[3]
Richard Kwame PeprahAug 19956 January 2001
Minister for DefenceMahama Iddrisu[4]7 Jan 1993Feb 1999
Lt. Col. E. K. Donkoh[4]Feb 19996 January 2001
Attorney General and Minister for JusticeObed AsamoahAugust 19942001
Minister for Education
(later)
Minister for Education and Culture		Mary Grant19921993
Harry Sawyerr19931997
Esi Sutherland-Addy1997?
Minister for HealthCommodore Stephen ObimpehAugust 19941996
Eunice Brookman-Amissah19961999
Minister for Local Government and Rural DevelopmentKwamena AhwoiAugust 1994?
Cecilia Johnson??
Minister for Food and Agriculture[5]Ibrahim Issaka AdamAugust 19921996
Commodore Stephen Obimpeh19961997
Minister for Trade and IndustryEmma Mitchell?Jan 1996[6]
Minister for InformationKofi Totobi Quakyi??
Minister for Employment and Social WelfareDavid Sarpong Boateng??
Minister for Transport and CommunicationsEdward Salia??
Minister for Roads and HighwaysAto Quarshie??
Minister for Works and HousingClend Sowu
David Amankwah
Kobina Fosu
Minister for Mines and EnergyRichard Kwame Peprah[3]?Aug 1995
Edward SaliaAug 1995?
Minister for Environment, Science and TechnologyChristine Amoako-Nuamah??
Minister for Lands and ForestryKwabena Adjei??
Minister for Youth and SportsEnoch Teye Mensah19936 January 2001
Minister for Parliamentary AffairsJ. H. Owusu Acheampong??
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Regional MinisterDaniel Ohene Agyekum??
Brong Ahafo RegionI.K. Adjei-Mensah??
Central Regional MinisterEbenezer Kobina Fosu??
Eastern Regional MinisterEmmanuel Tetteh19961997
Patience Addo??
Greater Accra Regional MinisterMike Gizo??
Northern Regional MinisterAbdulai Ibrahim??
Upper East RegionSherif A. Guma??
Upper West RegionJoseph Yieleh Chireh19931997
Volta Regional MinisterModestus Ahiable??
Western RegionJohn Frank Abu??
Portfolio Minister From To Notes
PresidentJerry Rawlings7 January 19936 January 2001
Vice PresidentJohn Atta-Mills7 January 19976 January 2001
Minister for Foreign AffairsKwamena Ahwoi (acting)1997?
James Victor Gbeho19976 January 2001
Minister for the InteriorNii Okaidja Adamafio[2]February 19976 January 2001
Minister for Finance and Economic PlanningRichard Kwame Peprah19956 January 2001
Minister for Planning and Regional Economic Co-operation and IntegrationKwamena Ahwoi?6 January 2001
Minister for DefenceColonel Enoch K. T. Donkoh[4]February 19976 January 2001
Minister for National SecurityKofi Totobi-Quakyi19976 January 2001
Attorney General and Minister for JusticeObed AsamoahAugust 19946 January 2001
Minister for EducationChristina Amoako-Nuamah??
Ekwow Spio-Garbrah?6 January 2001
Minister for HealthEunice Brookman-Amissah19961998
Samuel Nuamah-Donkor1998February 2000
Kwaku Danso-BoafoFebruary 2000January 2001
Minister for Local Government and Rural DevelopmentKwamena Ahwoi1997?
Cecilia Johnson?January 2001
Minister for Food and Agriculture[5]Kwabena Agyei (MP)19971998
J. H. Owusu Acheampong (MP)1998January 2001[7]
Minister for Trade and IndustryJohn Frank Abu??
Dan Abodakpi?January 2001
Minister for InformationKofi Totobi Quakyi?January 2001
Minister for Employment and Social WelfareMuhammad Mumuni?January 2001
Minister for Roads and TransportEdward Salia?January 2001
Minister for CommunicationsEkwow Spio-Garbrah?1998
John Mahama19986 January 2001
Minister for Works and HousingIsaac K. Adjei-Mensah??
Minister for Mines and EnergyFred Ohene-Kena1999?
John Frank Abu??
Minister for Environment, Science and TechnologyCletus Avoka?January 2001
Minister for Lands and ForestryChristina Amoako-Nuama?January 2001
Minister for Youth and Rural DevelopmentE. K. Andah??
Minister for Youth and SportsEnoch Teye Mensah1998January 2001
Minister for TourismVida Amaadi Yeboah??
Mike Gizo?January 2001
Minister for Parliamentary AffairsKwabena Adjei?2001
Minister for Chieftaincy Affairs and State ProtocolDaniel Ohene Agyekum[8]January 2000January 2001
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Regional MinisterKojo Yankah?1999[9]
Samuel Nuamah-Donkor1999?
Brong Ahafo RegionDavid Osei-Wusu??
Central Regional MinisterKojo Yankah1997?
Jacob Arthur??
Eastern Regional MinisterPatience Addo??
Greater Accra Regional MinisterJoshua Alabi??
Northern Regional MinisterSeidu Iddi??
Upper East RegionDonald Adabre??
Upper West RegionAmidu Sulemana??
Volta Regional MinisterLt. Col. Charles K. Agbenaza??
Western RegionEsther Lily Nkansah??

See also

References

  1. ↑ "October 1996". B. Schemmel. Retrieved 2007-05-10.
  2. 1 2 "Past Ministers (2)". Ministry of Interior, Ghana. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Highlights of the news from Ghana". General News of Friday, 18 August 1995. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  4. 1 2 3 "MINISTER FOR DEFENCE". Minister Of Defence. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Former Heads of MoFA". Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Trade Minister Resigns". General News of Saturday, 27 January 1996. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
  7. ↑ General News of Saturday, 6 January 2001
  8. ↑ "Rawlings Reshuffles Cabinet". Modern Ghana. 12 January 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Cabinet reshuffles, Kojo Yankah out of Ashanti". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2009-10-31.
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