The Minister for Defence is the Ghanaian government official responsible for the Ministry of Defence of Ghana and the Ghana Armed Forces. The Minister for Defence since February 2017 is the Hon. Dominic Nitiwul. He was appointed by President Nana Akufo-Addo.

List of ministers

The ministry has had a succession of ministers since independence starting with the Governor - General. During the rule of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, there was no specific minister as the council as a body was responsible for Defence.[1]

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party
1Charles Noble Arden-Clarke19571958Nkrumah governmentGovernor-General
2Rev Stephen Allen Dzirasa (MP)19581959Convention People's Party
3Kwame Nkrumah (MP)19591960
4Charles de Graft Dickson (MP)19601961
5Kofi Baako (MP)[2]Sep 196124 Feb 1966
6Lt. General J. A. Ankrah19661968National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
7Lt. General Akwasi Afrifa19681969
8J. Kwesi Lamptey (MP)19691971Busia governmentProgress Party
9Bukari K. Adama (MP)27 Jan 197112 Jan 1972
10General I. K. AcheampongJan 19729 Oct 1975National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
9 Oct 19755 Jul 1978Supreme Military Council
11Lt. General Fred Akuffo5 Jul 19784 Jun 1979
1219791979Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
13S. K. Riley-Poku197931 Dec 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
14Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri1982Nov 1983Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
15Rear Admiral C. K. Dzang22 Nov 19831985
16Mahama Iddrisu19856 Jan 1993
7 Jan 1993Feb 1999Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
17Lt. Col. E. K. T. DonkohFeb 19996 Jan 2001
18Kwame Addo-Kufuor (MP)7 Jan 20016 Aug 2007Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
19Albert Kan-Dapaah (MP)6 Aug 20076 Jan 2009
20Lt. Gen. Joseph Henry Smith6 Jan 200918 Feb 2013Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
24 Jul 201218 Feb 2013Mahama government
21Mark Owen Woyongo (MP)14 Feb 201316 July 2014
22Benjamin Kumbuor (MP)16 Jul 2014Feb 2017
21Dominic Nitiwul (MP)Feb 2017IncumbentAkufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Past Ministers for Defence". Official website. Ghana Armed Forces. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ↑ Kraus, Jon (April 1966). "Ghana Without Nkrumah - The Men In Charge". Africa Report. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
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