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Nkrumah government

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.

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;

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

Nkrumah's independence government (1960 – 1966)

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Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
Prime MinisterKwame Nkrumah6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960
Minister for Foreign AffairsKwame Nkrumah6 March 1957 – 1958
Kojo Botsio1958 – 1959
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei1959 – 1960
Minister for DefenceCharles Arden-Clarke[2]1957 – 1958
Stephen Allen Dzirasa[2]1958 – 1959
Kwame Nkrumah[2]1959 – 1960
Minister for Interior[3]Ebenezer Ako-Adjei6 March 1957 – 1958
Krobo Edusei1958 – 1958
Kwame Nkrumah1958 – 1958
A. E. Inkumsah1959 – 1960
Minister for FinanceKomla Agbeli Gbedemah1954 – May 1961
Attorney General of GhanaG. M. Paterson[4]March 1957 – August 1957
Geoffrey Bing[5]7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961[6]
Minister for HealthJ. H. Allassani6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Local GovernmentA.E.A. Ofori Atta6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for EducationJohn Bogolo Erzuah6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957
C. T. Nylander[7]22 May 1957 – 1958[8]
Minister for Education and InformationKofi Baako[8]August 1957[9] – 1959
Minister for AgricultureBoahene Yeboah-Afari[10]6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957
Minister for HousingA. E. Inkumsah6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Trade and Labour
(later Minister for Commerce and Industry)		Kojo Botsio6 March 1957 – 1958
Minister for CommunicationsArchie Casely-Hayford6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957
Minister for WorksN. A. Welbeck6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957
Emmanuel Kobla Bensah[7]22 May 1957 – 1960
Minister for Labour, Co-operatives and Social Welfare
(created in May 1957)		Francis Yao Asare[7]22 May 1957 – ?
Volta Regional MinisterC. H. Chapman[11]November 1957 – June 1959
Ferdinand Goka[11]June 1959 – June 1960
Resident Minister in GuineaN. A. Welbeck1958 – February 1959
Minister without PortfolioL. R. Abavana6 March 1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioKrobo Edusei6 March 1957 – 1958
Minister without PortfolioKofi Baako[7]22 May 1957 – 1958
Minister without PortfolioN. A. Welbeck[7]22 May1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioJohn Bogolo Erzuah[7]22 May1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioArchie Casely-Hayford[7]22 May1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioBoahene Yeboah-Afari[7]22 May1957 – ?

Nkrumah's republican government (1960 – 1966)

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Ghana became a republic on 1 July 1960. A referendum in February 1964 on Ghana becoming a one-party state resulted in a landslide victory for the Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP government. There were hardly any votes against the one-party state in all the regions.[12] A year later in June 1965, all 198 candidates of the CPP for parliament were elected unopposed.[13] In February 1965, Nkrumah reshuffled made a big change to his government. Twelve new ministers were appointed and many others changed portfolios.[14]

Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
PresidentKwame Nkrumah[15]1 July 1960 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Foreign Affairs[3]Imoru Egala1960 – 1961
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei[15]1961 – 1962
Kwame Nkrumah1962 – 1963
Kojo Botsio[16]1963 – 1965
Alex Quaison-Sackey[17]1965 – 1966
Minister for DefenceCharles de Graft Dickson[18][2]1960 – 1961
Kofi Baako[15][19][2]September 1961 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Interior[3]A. E. Inkumsah1960 – 1961
Kwaku Boateng[15][20]
(Interior and Local Government)		1961 – 1964[21]
L. R. Abavana1964 – 1965
A. E. Inkumsah[22]1 February 1965 – 1965
L. R. Abavana1965 – 1966
Minister for FinanceKomla Agbeli Gbedemah[23]1954 – May 1961
Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka[20][15]
(Minister for Finance and Trade)		8 May 1961[24] – February 1964
Kwame NkrumahFebruary 1964 – ?
Kwesi Amoako-Atta[17]1965 – 1966
Attorney General and Minister for JusticeGeoffrey Bing[5]
A. E. A. Ofori-Atta[23][15]		7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961[6]
c. 1962 – 1965[22]
George Commey Mills-Odoi[6]30 September 1961 – 29 August 1962
B. E. Kwaw-Swanzy1962 – February 1966
Minister for HealthL. R. Abavana1960 – 1961
Komla Agbeli GbedemahJune 1961 – ?
A. E. Inkumsah[15]c. 1962 – 1963[25]
L. R. Abavana[26]1963 – 1964[21]
Joseph Kodzoc. 1965[22]
Osei Owusu Afriyie[27]c. 1966
Minister for Local GovernmentA.E.A. Ofori Atta6 March 1957 – ?
Mumuni Bawumia[22]
(Municipal and Local Councils)		1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Education and Social WelfareAlfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond[15][20]c. 1960-1964[8]
Kwaku Boateng[8][17]
(Science and Higher Education)		1964[21] – February 1966
Minister for Social WelfareP. K. K. Quaidoo[18]c. 1961
Osei Owusu Afriyie[15]
(Labour and Social Welfare)		c. 1962 & 1965[22]
Susanna Al-Hassan[28]
(Social Welfare and Community Development)		1 February 1965 – ?First female Ghanaian minister[29]
Minister for LabourK. Amoa-Awuah1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Agriculture[10]Francis Yao Asare1960
Kojo Botsio[23]1960 – 1962
L. R. Abavana[15]1962
Krobo Edusei[30]
(Food and Agriculture)		1963 – 1965[22]
F. A. Jantuah[17]1965 – 1966
Minister for Works and HousingE. K. Bensah[18]22 May 1957 – c. 1965[22]
Minister for WorksE. K. Bensah
(Minister for Works and Communications)		1963[25] – 1965
Minister for HousingF. E. Techie-Menson1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Construction and CommunicationE. K. Bensah[15]c. 1962
Minister for TradeFerdinand Goka[18]1 July 1960 – 8 May 1961
L. R. AbavanaJune 1961 – ?
A. Y. K. Djin[22]c. 1965
Minister for Overseas TradeOsei Owusu Afriyie1965
Kwesi Armah[17]1965 – 24 February 1966
Minister for IndustriesKrobo Edusei[31]c. 1962
Imoru Egala[27]c. 1963[25] – 1965
Minister for Transport and CommunicationsKrobo Edusei? – ?
A. J. Dowuona-Hammond[27]c. 1965[22] – c. 1966
Minister for InformationKwaku Boateng? – ?
Tawia Adamafio[15][32]
(Minister for Information and Broadcasting)		1960 – 1962
L. R. Abavana
(Minister for Information and Broadcasting)		c. 1963[25]
Imoru Egala[33]1962 – 1965
Minister for Information and Party PropagandaN. A. Welbeck[17]1 February 1965 –?
Minister for LandsA. K. Puplampu1 February 1965 – February 1966
Minister for Mines and Mineral ResourcesL. R. Abavana[25]
(Minister for Mines)		February 1965 – June 1965
K. O. ThompsonJune 1965 – February 1966
Minister for Art and CultureJ. Benibengor-Blay[34]1 February 1965 – 1966
Minister for Co-operativesS. A. Kwaku Bonsu1 February 1965 – 1965
Minister for Food and NutritionJoseph Kodzo1 February 1965 – ?
Hans Kofi Boni[35]c. November 1965
Minister for Fuel and PowerE. I. Preko1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Parks and GardensE. Nee Ocansey1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Pensions and National InsuranceA. K. Onwona-Agyeman1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Parliamentary AffairsKofi Baako[18]c. 1961
Minister for Presidential AffairsTawia Adamafio1961 – ?
Minister resident in GuineaStephen Allen DzirasaJuly 1960 – 1962
Kweku Budu-Acquah[20]c. 1963
D. K. Kulevome? – ?
Regional Commissioners
Ashanti Regional CommissionerCharles de Graft Dickson (MP)1957 – DEc 1959
R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP)Dec 1959 – July 1960
Osei Owusu Afriyie (MP)1960 – 1961
R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP)Nov 1961 – Oct 1963
Stephen Willie Yeboah[36] (MP)Oct 1963 – 1965
R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP)1965 – Feb 1966
Brong Ahafo Regional CommissionerStephen Willie Yeboah[20] (MP)Jun 1959 – Oct 1963
R. O. Amoako-Atta[36] (MP)1963 – 1965
Central Regional CommissionerJ. E. Hagan[37][20]c. 1961-1964[36]
Eastern Regional CommissionerEmmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe[37]1957 – 1965
J. E. Hagan[38] (MP)1965 – 1966
Greater Accra Regional CommissionerPaul Teiko Tagoe? – ?
Northern Regional CommissionerEmmanuel Adama Mahama[36]c. 1964
Upper Regional CommissionerAyeebo Asumda[20]c. 1963-1964[36]
Volta Regional CommissionerFrancis Yao Asare[37]c. 1961
Hans Kofi Boni[36][39]1961 — 1965
Joseph Kodzo[40]
Western Regional CommissionerJohn Arthur[20]c. 1963-1964[36]

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References

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