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Source: parliament.gh, checkedWho sits on it
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Minister for Foreign Affairs
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa Minister for Foreign Affairs NDC · since February 2025
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Minister for Finance
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Cassiel Ato Baah Forson Minister for Finance NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for the Interior
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka Minister for the Interior NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Defence
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Kenneth Gilbert Adjei Minister for Defence · since August 2026
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Attorney General and Minister for Justice
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Dominic Akuritinga Ayine NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Education
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Haruna Iddrisu Minister for Education NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Food and Agriculture
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Eric Opoku NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Emelia Arthur NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Trade and Industry
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Health
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Kwabena Mintah Akandoh Minister for Health NDC · since February 2025
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Minister for Communications, Digitalisation and Innovations
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Samuel Nartey George NDC · since February 2025
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Minister for Energy
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- John Abdulai Jinapor Minister for Energy NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Transport
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Joseph Nikpe Bukari Minister for Transport NDC · since February 2025
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Minister for Roads and Highways
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Kwame Governs Agbodza NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Lands and Natural Resources
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Environment, Science and Technology
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings NDC · since August 2026
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Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Mahama Ayariga NDC · since August 2026
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Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Abla Dzifa Gomashie NDC · since January 2025
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Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum NDC · since August 2026
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Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Ahmed Ibrahim NDC · since August 2026
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Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- George Opare Addo since January 2025
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Minister for Sports and Recreation
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Kofi Iddie Adams NDC · since February 2025
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Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Agnes Naa Momo Lartey NDC · since January 2025
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Minister of State for Special Initiatives
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo NDC · since August 2026
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Minister of State for Government Communications
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Felix Kwakye Ofosu NDC · since February 2025
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Minister of State in charge of Climate Change and Sustainability
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Issifu Seidu since February 2025
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Minister of State for Public Sector Reforms
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba NDC · since March 2025
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Sources for who sits on it
- Minister for Foreign Affairs parliament.gh · checked
- Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as Minister for Foreign Affairs en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Finance parliament.gh · checked
- Cassiel Ato Baah Forson as Minister for Finance en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for the Interior parliament.gh · checked
- Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka as Minister for the Interior en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Defence parliament.gh · checked
- Kenneth Gilbert Adjei as Minister for Defence en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Attorney General and Minister for Justice parliament.gh · checked
- Dominic Akuritinga Ayine as Attorney General and Minister for Justice en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Education parliament.gh · checked
- Haruna Iddrisu as Minister for Education en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Food and Agriculture parliament.gh · checked
- Eric Opoku as Minister for Food and Agriculture en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture parliament.gh · checked
- Emelia Arthur as Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Trade and Industry parliament.gh · checked
- Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare as Minister for Trade and Industry en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Health parliament.gh · checked
- Kwabena Mintah Akandoh as Minister for Health en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Communications, Digitalisation and Innovations parliament.gh · checked
- Samuel Nartey George as Minister for Communications, Digitalisation and Innovations en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Energy parliament.gh · checked
- John Abdulai Jinapor as Minister for Energy en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Transport parliament.gh · checked
- Joseph Nikpe Bukari as Minister for Transport en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Roads and Highways parliament.gh · checked
- Kwame Governs Agbodza as Minister for Roads and Highways en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Lands and Natural Resources parliament.gh · checked
- Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah as Minister for Lands and Natural Resources en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Environment, Science and Technology parliament.gh · checked
- Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings as Minister for Environment, Science and Technology en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs parliament.gh · checked
- Mahama Ayariga as Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts parliament.gh · checked
- Abla Dzifa Gomashie as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment parliament.gh · checked
- Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum as Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources parliament.gh · checked
- Ahmed Ibrahim as Minister for Works, Housing and Water Resources en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment parliament.gh · checked
- George Opare Addo as Minister for Youth Development and Empowerment en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Sports and Recreation parliament.gh · checked
- Kofi Iddie Adams as Minister for Sports and Recreation en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection parliament.gh · checked
- Agnes Naa Momo Lartey as Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister of State for Special Initiatives parliament.gh · checked
- Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo as Minister of State for Special Initiatives en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister of State for Government Communications parliament.gh · checked
- Felix Kwakye Ofosu as Minister of State for Government Communications en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister of State in charge of Climate Change and Sustainability parliament.gh · checked
- Issifu Seidu as Minister of State in charge of Climate Change and Sustainability en.wikipedia.org · checked
- Minister of State for Public Sector Reforms parliament.gh · checked
- Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba as Minister of State for Public Sector Reforms en.wikipedia.org · checked
What it can do
- Ministers of State
Ministers are appointed by the President with the prior approval of Parliament and assist the President in running the government (art 78(1)).
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Sources for what it can do
- Ministers of State parliament.gh · checked
Sources
- parliament.gh · checked Constitution of Ghana 1992 (arts 58, 78, 93, 125, 255-256) for the structure of the institutions, cited from knowledge, article text not re-read this session; websites: parliament.gh, judicial.gov.gh, presidency.gov.gh (all returned HTTP 200 on 2026-10-12). For: Government of Ghana
- parliament.gh · checked Constitution of Ghana 1992, article cited in each description; paraphrased from knowledge, article text not re-read this session. For: Ministers of State
- parliament.gh · checked Constitution of Ghana 1992 (arts 47, 60-66, 78, 95, 128, 144, 255-256): composition, size and selection of each office; article text not re-read this session. 276 constituencies per Wikipedia "List of MPs elected in the 2024 Ghanaian general election", read 2026-10-12. For: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Finance, Minister for the Interior, Minister for Defence, Attorney General and Minister for Justice and 22 more
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia, "Mahama government from 2025" (wikitext, includes August 2026 reshuffles), read 2026-10-12, because no official full list of ministers was found online; cross-checked against Ghana Business News 2026-08-07, Graphic Online 2026-08-26 and GNA 2026-08 (Parliament approved Ayariga and Agyeman-Rawlings on 2026-08-27, sworn in 2026-08-29). Start dates are those on that page. For: Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cassiel Ato Baah Forson as Minister for Finance, Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka as Minister for the Interior, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei as Minister for Defence, Dominic Akuritinga Ayine as Attorney General and Minister for Justice and 22 more