# List of Mahama government ministers

This is a listing of the ministers who served in the National Democratic Congress government of John Dramani Mahama in Ghana originally formed on 24 July 2012 following the death of John Atta Mills, and sworn in from January 2013. The government lost the December 2016 general election and its rule ended on 7 January 2017 when Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party became president.

## Ministers (January 2013 onwards)
### Nominations for vetting

Following the swearing-in of President Mahama on 7 January 2013, the Parliament of Ghana vetted his nominations for Ministers of state from mid-January.
There were three sets of nominations submitted to the Parliament of Ghana in all for appointment as Ministers of state by President Mahama. The initial list contained 12 nominations A second list of 7 nominations were sent for approval about a week later. A third list of 12 nominees were added, including 6 Ministers of state at the Presidency. 2 further regional ministers were added to the list of nominees in early February 2013.
All the nominees for sector ministries were approved. The nominees for Ministers of state at the Presidency are listed below:
| Alhassan Azong (MP) — Public Sector Reform Mustapha Ahmed — Development Authorities Elvis Afriyie Ankrah — Financial and Allied institutions | Limuna Mohammed Muniru — Human Resource Development and Scholarships Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe Ghansah — Social and Allied institutions Abdul Rashid Hassan Pelpuo (MP) — Public-Private Partnerships |
In addition to the list above, Paul Victor Obeng was to be a Senior Presidential Advisor at the Presidency. Three others were nominated to oversee priority projects of the President. They were Enoch Teye Mensah (MP), Alban Bagbin (MP) and Cletus Avoka (MP).

### List of ministers from January 2013

President Mahama swore in the first batch of seven ministers on 30 January 2013 following their approval by parliament. After the approval of more nominees by Parliament on 1 February 2013 and 12 February 2013, a further 17 ministers were sworn in on 14 February 2013. A number of nominated Ministers at the Presidency were approved by parliament on 15 February 2013.

### Changes in government

President Mahama on 11 March 2013 reshuffled regional ministers he appointed into office for the first time. On 16 July 2014, Mahama had another cabinet reshuffle involving a lot of ministries. At the end of May 2014, President Mahama did a cabinet reshuffle. This resulted in Akwasi Oppong Fosu, the Local Government minister losing his job. He was replaced by the Eastern Regional minister, Julius Debrah. Antwi Boasiako-Sekyere was nominated to replace Julius Debrah as the Eastern Regional minister.
Cabinet (Jan 2013 - Jan 2017) :
| Office(s) | Officeholder | Start | End |
| President | John Dramani Mahama | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2017 |
| Vice President | Kwesi Amissah-Arthur | 6 August 2012 | 6 January 2017 |
| Cabinet Ministers ||||
| Office(s) | Officeholder | Start | End |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Hanna Tetteh (MP) | 30 January 2013 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for the Interior | Kwesi Ahwoi | 14 February 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for the Interior | Mark Owen Woyongo (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 19 January 2016 |
| Minister for the Interior | Prosper Douglas Bani | 19 January 2016 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Finance and Economic Planning | Seth Terkper | 30 January 2013 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Defence | Mark Owen Woyongo (MP) | 14 February 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Defence | Benjamin Kunbuor (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Attorney General and Minister for Justice | Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong | 14 February 2013 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Education | Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang | 2013 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Food and Agriculture | Clement Kofi Humado (MP) | 30 January 2013 | ? |
| Minister for Food and Agriculture | Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Haruna Iddrisu (MP) | 14 February 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Ekwow Spio-Garbrah | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Health | Hanny-Sherry Ayittey | 14 February 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Health | Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah | 16 July 2014 | 14 March 2015 |
| Minister for Health | Alex Segbefia | 16 March 2015 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Information and Media Relations (merged with Minister for Communications from 16 July 2014) | Mahama Ayariga (MP) | 30 January 2013 | 16 July 2014 (merged with Minister for Communications from 16 July 2014) |
| Minister for Local Government and Rural Development | Akwasi Oppong Fosu (MP) | 2013 | 30 May 2014 |
| Minister for Local Government and Rural Development | Julius Debrah | 30 May 2014 | 2015 |
| Minister for Local Government and Rural Development | Collins Dauda | 2015 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts | Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare | 14 February 2013 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Energy and Petroleum | Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah (MP) | 14 February 2013 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Transport | Dzifa Aku Ativor | 14 February 2013 | 23 December 2015 |
| Minister for Roads and Highways | Amin Amidu Sulemana (MP) | 30 January 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Roads and Highways | Inusah Fuseini (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Lands and Natural Resources | Inusah Fuseini (MP) | 30 January 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Lands and Natural Resources | Nii Osah Mills | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Communications | Edward Omane Boamah | 14 February 2013 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Environment, Science and Technology | Joe Oteng-Adjei | 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Environment, Science and Technology | Akwasi Oppong Fosu | 16 July 2014 | 14 March 2015 |
| Minister for Environment, Science and Technology | Mahama Ayariga (MP) | 16 March 2015 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Employment and Labour Relations | Nii Armah Ashitey (MP) | 14 February 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Employment and Labour Relations | Haruna Iddrisu (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing | Collins Dauda (MP) | 30 January 2013 | 14 March 2015 |
| Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing | Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah | 16 March 2015 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development | Nayon Bilijo | 14 February 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development | Hanny-Sherry Ayitey | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Youth and Sports | Elvis Afriyie Ankrah | 14 February 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Youth and Sports | Mahama Ayariga (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 14 March 2015 |
| Minister for Youth and Sports | Mustapha Ahmed | 15 March 2015 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection | Nana Oye Lithur | 2013 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Chieftaincy and Traditional Affairs | Henry Seidu Daanaa | 14 February 2013 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Government Business in Parliament | Benjamin Kunbuor (MP) | 14 February 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Minister for Government Business in Parliament | Alban Bagbin (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Minister for Power | Kwabena Donkor (MP) | 2014 | 31 December 2015 |
| Regional Ministers ||||
| Region | Officeholder | Start | End |
| Ashanti Regional Minister | Samuel Sarpong | 14 February 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Ashanti Regional Minister | Eric Opoku | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Ashanti Regional Minister | Samuel Sarpong | 16 July 2014 | 14 March 2015 |
| Ashanti Regional Minister | Peter Anarfi-Mensah | 16 March 2015 | 6 January 2017 |
| Brong Ahafo Region | Eric Opoku | 14 February 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Brong Ahafo Region | Paul Evans Aidoo (MP) | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Brong Ahafo Region | Eric Opoku | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Central Regional Minister | Ebenezer Kwadwo Teye Addo | 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Central Regional Minister | Samuel Sarpong | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Central Regional Minister | Aquinas Tawiah Quansah (MP) | 16 July 2014 | January 2016 |
| Central Regional Minister | Kweku George Ricketts-Hagan (MP) | January 2016 | 6 January 2017 |
| Eastern Regional Minister | Julius Debrah | 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Eastern Regional Minister | Helen Ntoso | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Eastern Regional Minister | Antwi Boasiako Sekyere | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Greater Accra Regional Minister | Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo (MP) | 14 February 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Greater Accra Regional Minister | Julius Debrah | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Greater Accra Regional Minister | Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Northern Regional Minister | Moses Bukari Mabengba (acting) | 7 January 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Northern Regional Minister | Bede Anwataazumo Ziedeng | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Northern Regional Minister | Limuna Mohammed Muniru | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Upper East Region | Ephraim Avea Nsoh | 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Upper East Region | Limuna Mohammed Muniru (acting minister) | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Upper East Region | James Zuugah Tiigah | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Upper West Region | Bede Anwataazumo Ziedeng | 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Upper West Region | Ephraim Avea Nsoh | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Upper West Region | Amin Amidu Sulemana (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Volta Regional Minister | Helen Ntoso | 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Volta Regional Minister | Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Volta Regional Minister | Helen Ntoso | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |
| Western Region | Paul Evans Aidoo (MP) | 14 February 2013 | 11 March 2013 |
| Western Region | Ebenezer Kwadwo Teye Addo | 11 March 2013 | 16 July 2014 |
| Western Region | Paul Evans Aidoo (MP) | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 |

## Ministers (July 2012 to January 2013)

Mahama became the President of Ghana following the sudden death of John Atta Mills on 24 July 2012. He was sworn in by the Chief Justice of Ghana Georgina Wood later the same day. A week after being sworn in as president, Mahama chose Kwesi Amissah-Arthur to be the vice president.
Cabinet (Jul 2012 - Jan 2013) :
| President | John Dramani Mahama | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2017 |
| Vice President | Kwesi Amissah-Arthur | 6 August 2012 | 6 January 2017 |
| Cabinet Ministers ||||
| Office(s) | Officeholder | Start | End |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration | Muhammad Mumuni | 24 July 2012 | 2013 |
| Minister for the Interior | William Kwasi Aboah | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Finance and Economic Planning | Kwabena Dufuor | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Defence | Lt. Gen. Joseph Henry Smith | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Attorney General and Minister for Justice | Benjamin Kunbuor | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Education | Lee Ocran | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Food and Agriculture | Kwesi Ahwoi | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | Hanna Tetteh | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Health | Alban Bagbin (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Local Government and Rural Development | Samuel Kwame Ofosu-Ampofo | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Tourism | Akua Sena Dansua (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Energy | Joe Oteng-Adjei | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Transport | Collins Dauda (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Roads and Highways | Joe Kwashie Gidisu (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Lands and Natural Resources | Mike Allen Hammah (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Women and Children's Affairs | Juliana Azumah-Mensah (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Communications | Haruna Iddrisu | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Environment, Science and Technology | Sherry Ayitey | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Information | Fritz Baffour (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Employment and Social Welfare | Moses Asaga (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing | Enoch Teye Mensah (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Youth and Sports | Clement Kofi Humado (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Minister for Chieftaincy and Culture | Alexander Asum-Ahensah (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Regional Ministers ||||
| Region | Officeholder | Start | End |
| Ashanti Regional Minister | Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Brong Ahafo Region | Kwadwo Nyamekye Marfo | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Central Regional Minister | Ama Benyiwa-Doe | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Eastern Regional Minister | Victor Emmanuel Smith | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Greater Accra Regional Minister | Nii Armah Ashitey | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Northern Regional Minister | Moses Magbenba | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Upper East Region | Mark Woyongo (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Upper West Region | Amin Amidu Sulemana | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |
| Volta Regional Minister | Henry Ford Kamel (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 25 Dec 2012 |
| Western Region | Paul Evans Aidoo (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 |

### Changes in government

Henry Kamel, Volta Regional Minister died on Christmas Day 2012 after diabetes complications.
This set of ministers, had all been appointed by President Mills and continued until January 2013 when his term would have ended. The exception was Henry Kamel, who died after the 7 December election but before the formal handover on 7 January 2013. The ministers were advised to stay on as caretaker ministers until new ones had been confirmed in their place.