This is a listing of the ministers who served in Busia's Progress Party government during the Second Republic of Ghana. The Second Republic lasted from 1 October 1969 to 13 January 1972.

List of ministers

Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
Prime MinisterKofi Abrefa Busia1 October 1969 – 13 January 1972
Deputy Prime MinisterWilliam Ofori Atta ?–?
J. Kwesi Lamptey?–?
Minister for Foreign AffairsVictor Owusu[1]1969–1971
William Ofori Atta1971 – 13 January 1972
Minister for InteriorSimon Diedong Dombo[2][1]1969–1971
Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade1971–1972
Minister for DefenceJ. Kwesi Lamptey[3][1]1969–1971
Bukari Adama[3]27 Jan 1971 – 12 Jan 1972
Attorney General and Minister for JusticeVictor Owusu1971–1972
Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade[4][1]1969–1971
Minister for Finance and Economic PlanningJoseph Henry Mensah[1]1969–1972
Minister for HealthSimon Diedong Dombo1971–1972
Gibson Dokyi Ampaw[1]1969–1971
Minister for Local GovernmentKwabena Kwakye Anti[2][1]1969–1971
Minister for Education, Culture and SportWilliam Ofori Atta[1]1969–1971
R. R. Amponsah1971 – Jan 1972
Minister for AgricultureKwame Safo-Adu[1][5]1969–1972
Minister for Trade, Industry and TourismRichard Abusua-Yedom Quarshie[2][1]1969–1972
Minister for Labour and Social WelfareJatoe Kaleo[1]1969–1971
William Godson Bruce-Konuah1971–1972
Minister for Transport and CommunicationsHaruna Esseku[1]1969–1971
Jatoe Kaleo1971–1972
Minister for WorksSamuel Wilberforce Awuku-Darko[1]1969–1971
Minister for HousingWilliam Godson Bruce-Konuah[1]1969–1971
Samuel Wilberforce Awuku-Darko1971–1972
Minister for Social DevelopmentAkumfi Ameyaw Munufie[1]1969–?
Minister for Lands, Mineral Resources, Forestry and WildlifeR. R. Amponsah[1][2]1969–1971
T.D. Brodie Mends1971–1972
Minister for InformationT.D. Brodie Mends[1]1 October 1969 – 27 January 1971
January 1971–January 1972
Minister for Parliamentary AffairsBukari Adama1969–1971
J. Kwesi Lamptey1971–1972
Minister of State (Protocol)K.G. Osei Bonsu1969–1972

Regional Chief Executives (Regional Ministers)

Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
Ashanti Regional MinisterH. R. Annan1969–1972
Brong Ahafo RegionA. A. Owusu1969–1972
Central Regional MinisterJonah Abraham Annobil1969–1972
Eastern Regional MinisterA. K. Adu1969–1971
G. L. A. Djabanor 1971–1972
Greater Accra Regional MinisterA. S. O. Mensah1969–1972
Northern Regional MinisterJ. A. Braimah1969–1972
Upper RegionSalifu Imoro1969–1972
Volta Regional MinisterAlfred Senaya Kpodonu1969–1972

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List of ministerial secretaries (Deputy Ministers)

Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
Minister for InteriorKwaku Baah1969–1972
Minister for DefenceMohammed Abdul-Saaka
Thomas Kwame Aboagye		1969–1972
Minister for Foreign AffairsJohn Agyekum Kufuor1969–1972
Minister for WorksWalter Horace Kofi-Sackey1969–1972
Minister for HousingOfresu Kwabena Poku1969–1972
Minister for Transport and CommunicationsSolomon Osei-Akoto,
Joseph Yaw Manu		1969–1972
Minister for Finance and Economic PlanningJones Ofori Atta,
Charles Omar Nyanor		1969–1972
Minister for Youth and Rural developmentAlexander Apeatu Aboagye da Costa,
Carl Daniel Reindorf		1969–1972
Attorney GeneralAkenten Appiah-Menka1969–1972
Office of the Prime MinisterAlexander Abu Abedi1969–1972
Minister for InformationMichael Kwasi Osei1969–1972
Minister for Labour and Co-operativesAlfred Badu Nkansah1969–1972
Minister for National Service CorpsSamuel Kobina Casely Osei-Baidoo1969–1972
Minister for AgricultureShanni Mahama1969–1972
Minister for Trade, Industry and TourismStephen Krakue1969–1972
Minister for Lands, Mineral Resources, Forestry and WildlifeAnane Antwi-Kusi,
Daniel Poku Agyekum		1969–1972
Minister for HealthJoseph Godson Amamoo,
Adam Amandi		1969–1972
Minister for Education, Culture and SportsSabastien Kwaku Opon,
Oheneba Kow Eduakoh Richardson		1969–1972
Minister for Local AuthorityJustice Akuamoa Boateng,
John Kofi Fynn		1969–1972

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Paxton, J., ed. (25 August 1970). The Statesman's Year-Book 1970-71. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 407. doi:10.1057/9780230270992. ISBN 9780230270992. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ghana Year Book. Accra: Graphic Corporation. 1971. p. 51. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 "MINISTER FOR DEFENCE". www.mod.gov.gh. Ghana Government. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "PAST MINISTERS". Official website of the government of Ghana. Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "NPP's Safo-Adu Is Dead". General News of Saturday, 3 October 2009. ~Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  6. ↑ Danquah, Moses (1969). The Birth of the Second Republic.
  7. ↑ "Parliamentary debates: National Assembly official report". Ghana Publications Corporation. 1970: ii. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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