# Minister for Lands and Natural Resources

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources is the Minister of the government of Ghana responsible for the Ministry for land administration in the country. The configuration of the Ministry has changed over the years. For most of its existence, it has been known as the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. This made it responsible for also formulating policies and administering mining in the country. The Ministry is currently designated as the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. Areas covered by the Ministry includes oversight of the Lands Commission, Forestry Commission and the Minerals Commission. It is also responsible for the Office of the Administration of Stool Lands and the Ghana Boundary Commission among others.

## List of Ministers

The minister is appointed by the President of Ghana and is assisted by at least one deputy.
| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
| Minister for Lands (1st Republic) ||||||
| 1 | A. K. Puplampu (MP) | 1 February 1965 | 24 February 1966 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| Commissioner for Land and Mineral Resources ||||||
| 2 | J. V. L. Phillips | 1966 | 1968 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 3 | R. S. Amegashie | 1968 | 30 September 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| Minister for Lands, Mineral Resources, Forestry and Wildlife (2nd Republic) ||||||
| 4 | R. R. Amponsah (MP) | 1969 | 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 5 | T. D. Brodie Mends (MP) | 1971 | 13 January 1972 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| Commissioner for Lands and Mineral Resources ||||||
| 6 | Major Kwame Baah | 1972 | ? | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 7 | Major General D. C. K. Amenu | ? | 9 October 1975 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 8 | Group Captain T. T. Kutin | 9 October 1975 | ? | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 9 | Brigadier K. Osei-Boateng | ? | ? | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 10 | Lt. Col. Abdulai Ibrahim | ? | 1978 | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 11 | George Benneh | 1978 | 3 June 1979 | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 11 | George Benneh | 4 June 1979 | 24 September 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | Military government |
| Minister for Lands and Natural Resources (3rd Republic) ||||||
| 12 | E. F. Yeboah Acheampong | 1979 | 31 December 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
| Secretary for Lands and Natural Resources ||||||
| 13 | Kwesi Renner | 1983 | 1986 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 14 | George Adamu | 1986 | 1987 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 15 | Kwame Peprah | 1987 | 1992 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 16 | J. A. Dansoh | 1992 | 6 January 1993 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 4th Republic ||||||
| Minister for Lands and Forestry ||||||
| 17 | David Kwasi Amankwah (MP) | 1993 | 1994 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 18 | Kwabena Adjei (MP) | 1994 | 1997 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 19 | Christine Amoako-Nuamah | 1997 | 6 January 2001 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| Minister for Lands, Mines and Forestry ||||||
| 20 | Kwaku Afriyie | 8 February 2001 | ? | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 21 | Raphael Kasim Kasanga | 2002 | 1 April 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 22 | Dominic Fobih (MP) | 1 April 2003 | 1 August 2007 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 23 | Esther Obeng Dapaah (MP) | 1 August 2007 | 6 January 2009 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| Minister for Lands and Natural Resources ||||||
| 24 | Collins Dauda (MP) | 2009 | 4 January 2011 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 25 | Mike Hammah (MP) | 4 January 2011 | 24 July 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 25 | Mike Hammah (MP) | 24 July 2012 | 6 January 2013 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
| 26 | Inusah Fuseini (MP) | 30 January 2013 | 16 July 2014 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
| 27 | Nii Osah Mills | 16 July 2014 | 6 January 2017 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
| 28 | John Peter Amewu | 2017 | 2018 | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
| 29 | Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh | 2018 | 2020 | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
| 30 | Samuel Abu Jinapor (MP) | 2021 | 6 January 2025 | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
| 31 | Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah (MP) | 30 January 2025 | Incumbent | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |