State or region
Regional Minister
Upper West Regional Coordinating Council · Upper West Region
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament and chairs the Regional Coordinating Council (Constitution arts 255-256). The regions have no elected regional government or legislature; local government is at district level.
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic of Ghana
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Puozuing Charles Lwanga since February 2025 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Sources
- 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: Regional Minister
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia, "Mahama government from 2025", regional ministers table, read 2026-10-12, because no official list was found; no 2026 changes found. Start dates from that page. For: Puozuing Charles Lwanga, current term