Nkrumah government

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First cabinet of Kwame Nkrumah in 1957
Standing (L to R): J.H. Allassani, N.A. Welbeck, Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, J.E. Jantuah, Imoru Egala
Sitting (L to R): A. Casely-Hayford, Kojo Botsio, Kwame Nkrumah, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, E.O. Asafu-Adjaye;
Kofi Baako (1956)

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started from 21 March 1952 until independence. His first independent government took office on 6 March 1957.[1] From 1 July 1960, Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana.

In February 1966 his government was overthrown by the National Liberation Council military coup.

Nkrumah's first independence government (1957 – 1960)

Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
Prime MinisterKwame Nkrumah6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960
Minister for Foreign AffairsKwame Nkrumah
Kojo Botsio
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei		March 6, 1957 – 1958
1958 – 1959
1959 – 1960
Minister for DefenceKwame Nkrumah1957 – 1960
Minister for Interior[2]Ebenezer Ako-Adjei
Krobo Edusei
Kwame Nkrumah
Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah		March 6, 1957 – 1958
1958 – 1958
1958 &ndash ex; 1958
1959 – 1960
Minister for FinanceKomla Agbeli Gbedemah1954 – May 1961
Attorney General of GhanaGeoffrey Bing[3]7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961[4]
Minister for HealthJ.H. Alhassani6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Local GovernmentA.E.A. Ofori Atta6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Education
Minister for Education and Information		J.B. Erzuah
Kofi Baako		6 March 1957 – ?
1958 – ?
Minister for AgricultureBoahene Yeboah-Afari[5]6 March 1957 – 1960
Minister for HousingAshford Emmanuel Inkumsah6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Trade and LabourKojo Botsio6 March 1957 – 1958
Minister for CommunicationsArchie Casely-Hayford6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for WorksN.A. Welbeck6 March 1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioLawrence Rosario Abavana6 March 1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioKrobo Edusei6 March 1957 – 1958

Nkrumah's republican government (1960 – 1966)

Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
PresidentKwame Nkrumah1 July 1960 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Foreign Affairs[2]Imoru Egala
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei
Kwame Nkrumah
Kojo Botsio
Alex Quaison-Sackey		1960 – 1961
1961 – 1962
1962 – 1963
1963 – 1965
1965 – 1966
Minister for DefenceCharles de Graft Dickson
Kofi Baako		1960 – 1961
September 1961 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Interior[2]Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah
Kwaku Boateng
Laurence Rosario Abavana
Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah
Laurence Rosario Abavana		1960 – 1961
1961 – 1964[6]
1964 – 1965
1965
1965 – 1966
Minister for FinanceKomla Agbeli Gbedemah
Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka		1954 – May 1961
June 1961 – ?
Attorney General and Minister for JusticeGeoffrey Bing7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961
George Commey Mills-Odoi30 September 1961 – 29 August 1962[4]
Solomon Antwi Kwaku Bonsu? – ?
Minister for HealthKomla Agbeli Gbedemah
Laurence Abavana		June 1961 – ?
? – 1964[6]
Minister for Local GovernmentA.E.A. Ofori Atta6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Education and Social WelfareAlfred Jonas Dowuona Hammond
Kwaku Boateng		? – ?
1964[6] – ?
Minister for Agriculture[5]Francis Yao Asare
Kojo Botsio
Lawrence Rosario Abavana
Krobo Edusei
F.A. Jantuah		1960
1960 – 1962
1962
1963 – 1965
1966
Minister for Works and HousingEmmanuel Kobla Bensah? – ?
Minister for Trade
Minister for Overseas Trade		Lawrence Rosario Abavana
Kwesi Armah		June 1961 – ?
1965 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Transport and CommunicationsKrobo Edusei? – ?
Minister for InformationKwaku Boateng
Tawia Adamafio[7]
Imoru Egala		? – ?
1960– 1962
1962 – ?
Minister for Parliamentary AffairsKofi Baako? – ?
Minister for Presidential AffairsTawia Adamafio1961 – ?
Minister resident in GuineaStephen Allen Dzirasa? – ?
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Regional MinisterOsei Owusu Afriyie? – ?
Brong Ahafo Regional MinisterStephen Willie Yeboah? – ?
Central Regional MinisterJoseph Essilfie Hagan? – ?
Eastern Regional MinisterEmmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe? – ?
Northern Regional MinisterEmmanuel Adama Mahama? – ?
Upper Regional MinisterAyeebo Asumda? – ?
Volta Regional MinisterFrancis Yao Asare? – ?
Western Regional MinisterJohn Arthur? – ?

Some of the information for 1960 – 1966 is taken from Liste der Regierungen Ghanas on the German Wikipedia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1957 Govt. of Ghana". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
  2. 1 2 3 R.L. Bidwell, ed. (1974-02-25). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States, 1900-72. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-7146-3017-5. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  3. ↑ Newman, Kate. "Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing (1909 - 1977): Lawyer And Politician". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Ulster History Circle. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 "PAST MINISTERS". Official website of the government of Ghana. Government of Ghana. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Former Heads of MoFA". Official Website. Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 "Article Preview". New York Times Archives. New York Times. May 2, 1964. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
  7. ↑ "Ghana: Double & Deadly Jeopardy". Time. 1965-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
Preceded by
Colonial government		 Government of Ghana
1957 – 1966		 Succeeded by
National Liberation Council, 1966-1969
(Military regime)
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