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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 | Notes |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Minister for Finance | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah | 1954 – May 1961 |
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| Minister for Health | J.H. Alhassani | 6 March 1957 – ? |
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| Minister for Local Government | A.E.A. Ofori Atta | 6 March 1957 – ? |
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| Minister for Education Minister for Education and Information |
J.B. Erzuah Kofi Baako |
6 March 1957 – ? 1958 – ? |
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| Minister for Agriculture | Boahene Yeboah-Afari[3] | March 6, 1957 – 1960 |
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| Minister for Housing | Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah | 6 March 1957 – ? |
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| Minister for Trade and Labour | Kojo Botsio | 6 March 1957 – 1958 |
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| Minister for Communications | Archie Casely-Hayford | 6 March 1957 – ? |
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| Minister for Works | N.A. Welbeck | 6 March 1957 – ? |
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| Minister without Portfolio | Lawrence Rosario Abavana | 6 March 1957 – ? |
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| Minister without Portfolio | Krobo Edusei | 6 March 1957 – 1958 |
Nkrumah's republican government (1960 - 1966)
Some of the information for 1960 - 1966 is taken from Liste der Regierungen Ghanas on the German Wikipedia
See also
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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