Nkrumah government

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;

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.

Nkrumah's first independence government (1957 – 1960)

Portfolio	Minister	Time frame
Prime Minister	Kwame Nkrumah	6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Kwame Nkrumah Kojo Botsio Ebenezer Ako-Adjei	March 6, 1957 – 1958 1958 – 1959 1959 – 1960
Minister for Defence	Kwame Nkrumah	1957 – 1960
Minister for Interior^[2]	Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Krobo Edusei Kwame Nkrumah Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah	March 6, 1957 – 1958 1958 – 1958 1958 – 1958 1959 – 1960
Minister for Finance	Komla Agbeli Gbedemah	1954 – May 1961
Minister for Health	J.H. Alhassani	6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Local Government	A.E.A. Ofori Atta	6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Education Minister for Education and Information	J.B. Erzuah Kofi Baako	6 March 1957 – ? 1958 – ?
Minister for Agriculture	Boahene Yeboah-Afari^[3]	March 6, 1957 – 1960
Minister for Housing	Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah	6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Trade and Labour	Kojo Botsio	6 March 1957 – 1958
Minister for Communications	Archie Casely-Hayford	6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Works	N.A. Welbeck	6 March 1957 – ?
Minister without Portfolio	Lawrence Rosario Abavana	6 March 1957 – ?
Minister without Portfolio	Krobo Edusei	6 March 1957 – 1958

Nkrumah's republican government (1960 - 1966)

Portfolio	Minister	Time frame
President	Kwame Nkrumah	1 July 1960 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Foreign Affairs^[2]	Imoru Egala Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Kwame Nkrumah Kojo Botsio Alex Quaison-Sackey	1960 – 1961 1961 – 1962 1962 – 1963 1963 – 1965 1965 – 1966
Minister for Defence	Charles de Graft Dickson Kofi Baako	1960 – 1961 September 1961 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Interior^[2]	Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah Kwaku Boateng Laurence Rosario Abavana Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah Laurence Rosario Abavana	1960 – 1961 1961 – 1964^[4] 1964 – 1965 1965 1965 – 1966
Minister for Finance	Komla Agbeli Gbedemah Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka	1954 – May 1961 June 1961 – ?
Minister for Health	Komla Agbeli Gbedemah Laurence Abavana	June 1961 – ? ? – 1964^[4]
Minister for Local Government	A.E.A. Ofori Atta	6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Education and Social Welfare	Alfred Jonas Dowuona Hammond Kwaku Boateng	? – ? 1964^[4] – ?
Minister for Agriculture^[3]	Francis Yao Asare Kojo Botsio Lawrence Rosario Abavana Krobo Edusei F.A. Jantuah	1960 1960 – 1962 1962 1963 – 1965 1966
Minister for Works and Housing	Emmanuel Kobla Bensah	? – ?
Minister for Trade Minister for Overseas Trade	Lawrence Rosario Abavana Kwesi Armah	June 1961 – ? 1965 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Transport and Communications	Krobo Edusei	? – ?
Minister for Information	Kwaku Boateng Tawia Adamafio^[5] Imoru Egala	? – ? 1960– 1962 1962 – ?
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs	Kofi Baako	? – ?
Minister for Presidential Affairs	Tawia Adamafio	1961 – ?
Minister resident in Guinea	Stephen Allen Dzirasa	? – ?
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Regional Minister	Osei Owusu Afriyie	? – ?
Brong Ahafo Regional Minister	Stephen Willie Yeboah	? – ?
Central Regional Minister	Joseph Essilfie Hagan	? – ?
Eastern Regional Minister	Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe	? – ?
Northern Regional Minister	Emmanuel Adama Mahama	? – ?
Upper Regional Minister	Ayeebo Asumda	? – ?
Volta Regional Minister	Francis Yao Asare	? – ?
Western Regional Minister	John Arthur	? – ?

Some of the information for 1960 - 1966 is taken from Liste der Regierungen Ghanas on the German Wikipedia

References

^ "1957 Govt. of Ghana". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
^ ^a ^b ^c R.L. Bidwell, ed. (1974-02-25). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States, 1900-72. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-7146-3017-5. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
^ ^a ^b "Former Heads of MoFA". Official Website. Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Article Preview". New York Times Archives. New York Times. May 2, 1964. Retrieved 2010-06-14.
^ "Ghana: Double & Deadly Jeopardy". Time (magazine). 1965-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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Picture: 1957 Govt. of Ghana

Preceded by Colonial government	Government of Ghana 1957 – 1966	Succeeded by National Liberation Council, 1966-1969 (Military regime)

[1] "1957 Govt. of Ghana". Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2010-07-14.

[bidwell-2] R.L. Bidwell, ed. (1974-02-25). Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States, 1900-72. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-7146-3017-5. Retrieved 2010-06-14.

[mofa-3] "Former Heads of MoFA". Official Website. Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

[NYT-4] "Article Preview". New York Times Archives. New York Times. May 2, 1964. Retrieved 2010-06-14.

[5] "Ghana: Double & Deadly Jeopardy". Time (magazine). 1965-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-20.

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v t e Ghana governments
Civilian	Nkrumah government Busia government Limann government Rawlings government Kufuor government Mills government Mahama government Akufo-Addo government
Military	National Liberation Council National Redemption Council Supreme Military Council Armed Forces Revolutionary Council Provisional National Defence Council

Nkrumah's first independence government (1957 – 1960)

Nkrumah's republican government (1960 - 1966)

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