The Minister for Transport in Ghana is the political head of the Ministry of Transport of Ghana. The scope of the responsibilities of this position has varied over the years. Since 2009, the Ministries of Aviation, Harbours and Railways and the Road Transport Services have been covered by one single agency, the Ministry of Transport.[1] In previous years, the position had often been known as the Minister for Transport and Communications. In 2014, the Communications section of the Ministry was merged with the Ministry of Information to form a new Ministry of Communications with its own substantive minister, the Minister for Communications.[2]

List of ministers

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party
1Krobo Edusei
(Minister for Transport and Communications)
Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
2A. J. Dowuona-Hammond (MP)[3]
(Minister for Transport and Communications)
1964Feb 1966
3Patrick Dankwa Anin
(Minister for Communications)
19661968National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
4Matthew Poku
(Minister for Communications)
19661968
5Harona Esseku (MP)[4]
(Minister for Transport and Communications)
19691971Busia governmentProgress Party
6Jatoe Kaleo (MP)
(Minister for Transport and Communications)
1971Jan 1972
7Lt. Colonel Anthony Selormey[5]
(Commissioner for Transport and Communications)
19721973National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
8Kwame Asante[6]
(Commissioner for Transport and Communications)
19731974
9Colonel Peter Kwame Agyekum
(Commissioner for Transport and Communications)
1974Oct 1975
10Colonel David A. Iddisah
(Commissioner for Transport and Communications)
Oct 1975Supreme Military Council
11Group Captain T. T. Kutin
(Commissioner for Transport and Communications)
12Eric R.K. Dwemoh
(Commissioner for Transport and Communications)
13George Harlley
(Commissioner for Transport and Communications)
1978[7]Jun 1979
Jun 1979[8]Sep 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
14Harry Sawyerr[9]
(Minister for Transport and Communications)
1979Dec 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
15Mahama Iddrisu
(Secretary for Transport and Communications)
19831986Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
16Kwame M. Peprah[10]
(Secretary for Transport and Communications)
19861987
17Yaw Donkor
(Secretary for Transport and Communications)
19871992
18Kwame M. Peprah
(Secretary for Transport and Communications)
1992Jan 1993
19Edward Salia
(Minister for Transport and Communications)
(Minister for Roads and Transport)
19931997Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
1997Jan 2001
20Felix Owusu-Adjapong
(Minister for Transport and Communications)
20012003Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
21Richard Anane
(Minister for Roads, Highways and Transport)
Apr 2003[11]Oct 2006[12]
22VacantOct 20062007
23Godfred T. Bonyon[13]
(Minister for Roads and Highways)
Aug 2007Jan 2009
24Mike Hammah (MP)20092011Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
25Collins Dauda (MP)Jan 2011Jul 2012
Jul 2012Jan 2013Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
26Dzifa Attivor[14]Feb 2013Dec 2015
27Fiifi Kwetey[15]Feb 2016Jan 2017
28Kwaku Ofori AsiamahFeb 2017IncumbentAkufo-Addo governmentNew Patriotic Party

References

  1. "Ministry of Transport - Ghana - about ministry of transport". mot.gov.gh. Ministry of Transport, Ghana. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. "Mahama announces first ministerial reshuffle". General news. Ghana Home Page. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. Ghana Year Book 1966. Accra: Daily Graphic. 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  4. Paxton (ed), J. (25 August 1970). Paxton, John (ed.). The Statesman's Year-Book 1970-71. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 407. doi:10.1057/9780230270992. ISBN 9780230270992. Retrieved 8 December 2021. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. Jubilee Ghana: a 50-year news journey thro' graphic. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 2006. p. 188. ISBN 9988809786.
  6. "Asante Resigns". Ghana News. 6 (6/74): 2. 30 April 1974. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. "Commissioners of State as at Sept. 1, 1978". Ghana News. Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana. 7 (8): 13. September 1978. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  8. "New Portfolios For Commissioners". Ghana News. Washington: Embassy of Ghana. 8 (7): 10. July 1979. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  9. "Parliament Approves Appointments of Ministers and Deputies". Ghana News. 8 (10): 6. November 1979. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  10. "PNDC Secretaries". Ghana News. Washington D C: Embassy of Ghana. 15 (5): 2. May 1986.
  11. "Government names new Cabinet". GhanaWeb. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  12. "President accepts Anane's resignation". GhanaWeb. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  13. "Ghana News Agency". www.gna.org.gh. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  14. "Transport Minister resigns over bus branding scandal". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  15. "Fifi's Journey: How Well Do You Know Hon Fifi Fiavi Franklin Kwetey?". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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