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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
1 Charles Noble Arden-Clarke 1957 1958 Nkrumah government Governor-General
2 Rev Stephen Allen Dzirasa (MP) 1958 1959 Convention People's Party
3 Kwame Nkrumah (MP) 1959 1960
4 Charles de Graft Dickson (MP) 1960 1961
5 Kofi Baako (MP)[2] Sep 1961 24 Feb 1966
6 Lt. General J. A. Ankrah 1966 1968 National Liberation Council Military government
7 Lt. General Akwasi Afrifa 1968 1969
8 J. Kwesi Lamptey (MP) 1969 1971 Busia government Progress Party
9 Bukari K. Adama (MP) 27 Jan 1971 12 Jan 1972
10 General I. K. Acheampong Jan 1972 9 Oct 1975 National Redemption Council Military government
9 Oct 1975 5 Jul 1978 Supreme Military Council
11 Lt. General Fred Akuffo 5 Jul 1978 4 Jun 1979
12 1979 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
13 S. K. Riley-Poku 1979 31 Dec 1981 Limann government People's National Party
14 Naa Polku Konkuu Chiiri 1982 Nov 1983 Provisional National Defence Council Military government
15 Rear Admiral C. K. Dzang 22 Nov 1983 1985
16 Mahama Iddrisu 1985 6 Jan 1993
7 Jan 1993 Feb 1999 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress
17 Lt. Col. E. K. T. Donkoh Feb 1999 6 Jan 2001
18 Kwame Addo-Kufuor (MP) 7 Jan 2001 6 Aug 2007 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party
19 Albert Kan-Dapaah (MP) 6 Aug 2007 6 Jan 2009
20 Lt. Gen. Joseph Henry Smith 6 Jan 2009 18 Feb 2013 Mills government National Democratic Congress
24 Jul 2012 18 Feb 2013 Mahama government
21 Mark Owen Woyongo (MP) 14 Feb 2013 16 July 2014
22 Benjamin Kumbuor (MP) 16 Jul 2014 Feb 2017
21 Dominic Nitiwul (MP) Feb 2017 Incumbent Akufo-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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