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Attorney General of Ghana

The Attorney General of Ghana is the chief legal advisor to the Ghanaian government. The attorney general is also responsible for the Ministry of Justice. The Attorney General also serves as a member of the General Legal Council which regulates legal practice in Ghana.[1]

List of Attorneys General

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The current Attorney General is Dominic Akuritinga Ayine. He was appointed by President John Mahama in 2025.[2]
Betty Mould-Iddrisu was the first woman to be appointed as Attorney-General in Ghana. She was appointed by President John Atta Mills and was in office between 2009 and 2011.[3] Obed Asamoah was appointed by President Jerry Rawlings. He was the longest serving Attorney-General. He served as Acting Attorney-General between November 1993 and May 1997 and then continued as the substantive Attorney-General from May 1997 until January 2001.

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party
1G. M. Paterson[4][5]6 March 1957August 1957Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
2Geoffrey Bing[6][7]7 August 195729 August 1961[8]
3George Commey Mills-Odoi30 September 19611962[8]
4Bashiru Kwaw-Swanzy[9]3 September 1962[10]24 February 1966
5Victor Owusu1966April 1969National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
6Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (MP)April 1969September 1969
14 September 1969January 1971[8]Busia governmentProgress Party
7Victor Owusu (MP)January 197112 January 1972
8Edward Nathaniel Moore13 January 19728 October 1975National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
9Dr. Gustav Koranteng-Addow9 October 1975January 1979[11]Supreme Military CouncilMilitary government
10Austin N. E. Amissah1 January 197923 September 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary CouncilMilitary government
11Joe Reindorf24 September 1979August 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
12A. L. Djabatey1 October 198131 December 1981
13G. E. K. Aikins25 June 19821988Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
14E. G. Tanoh[12]14 December 19881 April 1993
15Anthony Forson1 March 199330 October 1993Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
Obed Asamoah (Acting AG)November 1993May 1997
16Obed AsamoahMay 19976 January 2001
17Nana Akufo-Addo1 February 2001[13]24 April 2003Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
18Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP)1 April 2003[14]2005
19J. Ayikoi Otoo1 February 2005[15]2006
20Joe Ghartey (MP)16 June 20067 January 2009 [16]
21Betty Mould-Iddrisu[3]20092011Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
22Martin Amidu4 January 2011[17]2012
23Benjamin Kunbuor25 January 2012[18]24 October 2012
24 October 20127 January 2013Mahama government
24Marietta Brew Appiah-OppongFebruary 2013[19]7 January 2017
25Gloria AkuffoFebruary 2017[20]January 2021Akuffo Addo governmentNew Patriotic Party
26Godfred Yeboah DameJanuary 2021[21][22]6 January 2025
27Dominic Akuritinga Ayine (MP)22 January 2025[2]IncumbentMahama 2nd governmentNational Democratic Congress

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Council Members". glc.gov.gh. General Legal Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. 1 2 "President John Mahama swears in six Ministers following Parliamentary approval". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 22 January 2025. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "First woman Attorney-General Sworn In". www.ghanaweb.com. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
  4. ↑ Jubilee Ghana. A 50-year news journey thro' Graphic. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 2006. p. 21. ISBN 9988-8097-8-6. New job for Bing
  5. ↑ United Nations Technical Assistance Housing Mission to Ghana (1957). "Appendix P: List of Persons And Parties Interviewed By The Mission". Housing in Ghana. New York: United Nations, Technical Assistance Programme. p. 147. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Newman, Kate. "Geoffrey Henry Cecil Bing (1909 - 1977): Lawyer And Politician". Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Ulster History Circle. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Bing, geoffrey (1960). Reap The Whirlwind An Account Of Kwame Nkrumahs Ghana.
  8. 1 2 3 "PAST MINISTERS". Official website of the government of Ghana. Government of Ghana. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Kwaw-Zwanzy Passes Away". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Nkrumah announces cabinet reshuffle". Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts (172–173). United States Central Intelligence Agency: 14. 1962.
  11. ↑ Africa contemporary record; annual survey and documents, Volume 11. Africana Publishing Company. 1980. p. B-624. ISBN 9780841901605.
  12. ↑ "Past Ministers – MOJAGD". Retrieved 2023-01-15.
  13. ↑ "Eleven Ministers Sworn-in". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Government names new Cabinet". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  15. ↑ "Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  16. ↑ "Kufuor restructures ministerial team". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  17. ↑ "Cabinet reshuffle: Zita dropped, Betty for education". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  18. ↑ "Full Text Of Reshuffle By President Mills". General news. Ghana Home Page. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  19. ↑ "Kunbuor, others approved by Parliament". General news. Ghana Home Page. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  20. ↑ Adogla-Bessa, Delali (2017-01-10). "Gloria Akuffo nominated as Attorney General". Ghana News. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  21. ↑ "Profile: Meet Godfred Dame, Attorney General & Minister Designate for Justice". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  22. ↑ Adogla-Bessa, Delali (2021-01-10). "Godfred Yeboah Dame nominated as Attorney General". Ghana News. Retrieved 2021-06-01.[dead link]
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