# Cabinet of Goodluck Jonathan

The Cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan was appointed by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria a few weeks after he took office during the terminal illness of President Umaru Yar'Adua.

## First cabinet – 2010

On 13 January 2010, a federal court empowered Jonathan to manage state affairs while Yar'Adua received medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, and on 9 February 2010 the Nigerian Senate confirmed him as Acting President. On 10 February 2010, Jonathan demoted Minister of Justice Michael Aondoakaa to Special Duties, replacing him by Prince Adetokunbo Kayode. Jonathan retained the remainder Yar'Adua's cabinet until 16 March 2010, when he dissolved it in an assertion of his authority over a divided administration where some members questioned his right to act as president. On 6 April 2010, Jonathan swore in his new cabinet. Yar'Adua died on 5 May 2010, and Jonathan was sworn in as president the next day.
Minister in the first cabinet were:
| Ministry | Minister |
| Agriculture | Prof. Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah |
| Aviation | Mrs. Fidelia Njeze |
| Commerce & Industry | Sen. Jubril Martins-Kuye |
| Culture & Tourism | Abubakar Sadiq A. Mohammed |
| Defence | Chief Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN |
| Defence (state) | Alhaji Murtala Shehu Yar'adua |
| Education | Prof. (Mrs) Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i |
| Environment | John Ogar Odey |
| FCT | Senator Bala Mohammed |
| Finance | Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga |
| Foreign Affairs | Henry Odein Ajumogobia |
| Health | (vacant) |
| Information & Communications | Prof. Dora Akunyili |
| Interior | Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho |
| Justice | Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN |
| Labour & Productivity | Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu |
| Lands & Urban Development | Hon. Nduese Essien |
| Mines & Steel Development | Arc. Musa Mohammed Sada |
| National Planning Commission | Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman |
| National Sports Commission | Hon. Ibrahim Isa Bio |
| Niger Delta Affairs | Dr Stephen Oru |
| Petroleum Resources | Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke |
| Police Affairs | Alhaji Adamu Waziri |
| Power | Acting President Goodluck Jonathan |
| Science & Technology | Prof. Muhammed K. Abubakar |
| Special Duties | Navy Capt. Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade (Rtd) |
| Transport | Yusuf Sulaiman |
| Women Affairs | Mrs. Josephine Anenih |
| Works | Sen. Mohammed Sanusi Daggash |
| Youth Development | Sen. Akinlabi Olasunkanmi |

## July 2011 cabinet

In July 2011, after the start of his second term, Jonathan appointed a new cabinet. Members included:
| Ministry | Minister | State |
| Agric and Natural Resources (State) | Bukar Tijani | Borno |
| Attorney General, Justice | Mohammed Bello Adoke | Kogi |
| Aviation | Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi | Anambra |
| Defence | Haliru Mohammed Bello | Kebbi |
| Defence (State) | Erelu Olusola Obada | Osun |
| Education | Ruqayyah Ahmed Rufa'i | Jigawa |
| FCT (State) | Olajumoke Akinjide | Oyo |
| Federal Capital Territory | Bala Mohammed | Bauchi |
| Finance | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | Abia |
| Finance (State) | Yerima Lawal Ngama | Yobe |
| Foreign Affairs | Olugbenga Ashiru | Ogun |
| Foreign Affairs (State) | Viola Onwuliri | Imo | Foreign Affairs (State)2 | Dr Nuruddeen Muhammad | Jigawa |
| Health | Onyebuchi Chukwu | Ebonyi |
| Information | Labaran Maku | Nasarawa |
| Communication Technology | Mrs. Omobola Johnson | Ondo |
| Interior | Comrade Abba Moro | Benue |
| Labour | Emeka Wogu | Abia |
| Mines and Steel Development | Mohammed Musa Sada | Katsina |
| National Planning | Shamsudeen Usman | Kano |
| Niger Delta Affairs | Godsday Orubebe | Delta |
| Niger Delta Affairs (State) | Zainab Ibrahim Kuchi | Niger |
| Petroleum | Diezani Alison-Madueke | Bayelsa |
| Police Affairs | Caleb Olubolade | Ekiti |
| Power | Osita Nebo took over from Bart Nnaji | Enugu |
| Science and Technology | Ita Okon Bassey Ewa | Akwa Ibom |
| Sports | Yusuf Sulaiman | Sokoto |
| Trade and Investment | Olusegun O. Aganga | Lagos |
| Trade and Investment (State) | Samuel Ioraer Ortom | Benue |
| Transport | Idris A.Umar | Gombe |
| Women Affairs | Zainab Maina | Adamawa |
| Works | Mike Onolememen | Edo |
| Works (State) | Bashir Yugudu | Zamfara |
| Youth Development | Bolaji Abdullahi | Kwara |
| Agriculture & Rural Development | Akinwumi Adesina | Oyo |