# Nkrumah government

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. From 1 July 1960, Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana.
In February 1966 his government was overthrown by the National Liberation Council military coup.

## Nkrumah's independence government (1957 – 1960)

| Portfolio | Minister | Time frame |
| Prime Minister | Kwame Nkrumah | 6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kwame Nkrumah | 6 March 1957 – 1958 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kojo Botsio | 1958 – 1959 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei | 1959 – 1960 |
| Minister for Defence | Charles Arden-Clarke | 1957 – 1958 |
| Minister for Defence | Stephen Allen Dzirasa | 1958 – 1959 |
| Minister for Defence | Kwame Nkrumah | 1959 – 1960 |
| Minister for Interior | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei | 6 March 1957 – 1958 |
| Minister for Interior | Krobo Edusei | 1958 – 1958 |
| Minister for Interior | Kwame Nkrumah | 1958 – 1958 |
| Minister for Interior | A. E. Inkumsah | 1959 – 1960 |
| Minister for Finance | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah | 1954 – May 1961 |
| Attorney General of Ghana | G. M. Paterson | March 1957 – August 1957 |
| Attorney General of Ghana | Geoffrey Bing | 7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961 |
| Minister for Health | J. H. Allassani | 6 March 1957 – ? |
| Minister for Local Government | A.E.A. Ofori Atta | 6 March 1957 – ? |
| Minister for Education | John Bogolo Erzuah | 6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957 |
| Minister for Education | C. T. Nylander | 22 May 1957 – 1958 |
| Minister for Education and Information | Kofi Baako | August 1957 – 1959 |
| Minister for Agriculture | Boahene Yeboah-Afari | 6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957 |
| Minister for Housing | A. E. Inkumsah | 6 March 1957 – ? |
| Minister for Trade and Labour (later Minister for Commerce and Industry) | Kojo Botsio | 6 March 1957 – 1958 |
| Minister for Communications | Archie Casely-Hayford | 6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957 |
| Minister for Works | N. A. Welbeck | 6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957 |
| Minister for Works | Emmanuel Kobla Bensah | 22 May 1957 – 1960 |
| Minister for Labour, Co-operatives and Social Welfare (created in May 1957) | Francis Yao Asare | 22 May 1957 – ? |
| Volta Regional Minister | C. H. Chapman | November 1957 – June 1959 |
| Volta Regional Minister | Ferdinand Goka | June 1959 – June 1960 |
| Resident Minister in Guinea | N. A. Welbeck | 1958 – February 1959 |
| Minister without Portfolio | L. R. Abavana | 6 March 1957 – ? |
| Minister without Portfolio | Krobo Edusei | 6 March 1957 – 1958 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Kofi Baako | 22 May 1957 – 1958 |
| Minister without Portfolio | N. A. Welbeck | 22 May1957 – ? |
| Minister without Portfolio | John Bogolo Erzuah | 22 May1957 – ? |
| Minister without Portfolio | Archie Casely-Hayford | 22 May1957 – ? |
| Minister without Portfolio | Boahene Yeboah-Afari | 22 May1957 – ? |

## Nkrumah's republican government (1960 – 1966)

Ghana became a republic on 1 July 1960. A referendum in February 1964 on Ghana becoming a one-party state resulted in a landslide victory for the Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP government. There were hardly any votes against the one-party state in all the regions. A year later in June 1965, all 198 candidates of the CPP for parliament were elected unopposed. In February 1965, Nkrumah reshuffled made a big change to his government. Twelve new ministers were appointed and many others changed portfolios.
| Portfolio | Minister | Time frame | Notes |
| President | Kwame Nkrumah | 1 July 1960 – 24 February 1966 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Imoru Egala | 1960 – 1961 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei | 1961 – 1962 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kwame Nkrumah | 1962 – 1963 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Kojo Botsio | 1963 – 1965 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Alex Quaison-Sackey | 1965 – 1966 | |
| Minister for Defence | Charles de Graft Dickson | 1960 – 1961 | |
| Minister for Defence | Kofi Baako | September 1961 – 24 February 1966 | |
| Minister for Interior | A. E. Inkumsah | 1960 – 1961 | |
| Minister for Interior | Kwaku Boateng (Interior and Local Government) | 1961 – 1964 | |
| Minister for Interior | L. R. Abavana | 1964 – 1965 | |
| Minister for Interior | A. E. Inkumsah | 1 February 1965 – 1965 | |
| Minister for Interior | L. R. Abavana | 1965 – 1966 | |
| Minister for Finance | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah | 1954 – May 1961 | |
| Minister for Finance | Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka (Minister for Finance and Trade) | 8 May 1961 – February 1964 | |
| Minister for Finance | Kwame Nkrumah | February 1964 – ? | |
| Minister for Finance | Kwesi Amoako-Atta | 1965 – 1966 | |
| Attorney General and Minister for Justice | Geoffrey Bing A. E. A. Ofori-Atta | 7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961 c. 1962 – 1965 | |
| Attorney General and Minister for Justice | George Commey Mills-Odoi | 30 September 1961 – 29 August 1962 | |
| Attorney General and Minister for Justice | B. E. Kwaw-Swanzy | 1962 – February 1966 | |
| Minister for Health | L. R. Abavana | 1960 – 1961 | |
| Minister for Health | Komla Agbeli Gbedemah | June 1961 – ? | |
| Minister for Health | A. E. Inkumsah | c. 1962 – 1963 | |
| Minister for Health | L. R. Abavana | 1963 – 1964 | |
| Minister for Health | Joseph Kodzo | c. 1965 | |
| Minister for Health | Osei Owusu Afriyie | c. 1966 | |
| Minister for Local Government | A.E.A. Ofori Atta | 6 March 1957 – ? | |
| Minister for Local Government | Mumuni Bawumia (Municipal and Local Councils) | 1 February 1965 – ? | |
| Minister for Education and Social Welfare | Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond | c. 1960-1964 | |
| Minister for Education and Social Welfare | Kwaku Boateng (Science and Higher Education) | 1964 – February 1966 | |
| Minister for Social Welfare | P. K. K. Quaidoo | c. 1961 | |
| Minister for Social Welfare | Osei Owusu Afriyie (Labour and Social Welfare) | c. 1962 & 1965 | |
| Minister for Social Welfare | Susanna Al-Hassan (Social Welfare and Community Development) | 1 February 1965 – ? | First female Ghanaian minister |
| Minister for Labour | K. Amoa-Awuah | 1 February 1965 – ? | |
| Minister for Agriculture | Francis Yao Asare | 1960 | |
| Minister for Agriculture | Kojo Botsio | 1960 – 1962 | |
| Minister for Agriculture | L. R. Abavana | 1962 | |
| Minister for Agriculture | Krobo Edusei (Food and Agriculture) | 1963 – 1965 | |
| Minister for Agriculture | F. A. Jantuah | 1965 – 1966 | |
| Minister for Works and Housing | E. K. Bensah | 22 May 1957 – c. 1965 | |
| Minister for Works | E. K. Bensah (Minister for Works and Communications) | 1963 – 1965 | |
| Minister for Housing | F. E. Techie-Menson | 1 February 1965 – ? | |
| Minister for Construction and Communication | E. K. Bensah | c. 1962 | |
| Minister for Trade | Ferdinand Goka | 1 July 1960 – 8 May 1961 | |
| Minister for Trade | L. R. Abavana | June 1961 – ? | |
| Minister for Trade | A. Y. K. Djin | c. 1965 | |
| Minister for Overseas Trade | Osei Owusu Afriyie | 1965 | |
| Minister for Overseas Trade | Kwesi Armah | 1965 – 24 February 1966 | |
| Minister for Industries | Krobo Edusei | c. 1962 | |
| Minister for Industries | Imoru Egala | c. 1963 – 1965 | |
| Minister for Transport and Communications | Krobo Edusei | ? – ? | |
| Minister for Transport and Communications | A. J. Dowuona-Hammond | c. 1965 – c. 1966 | |
| Minister for Information | Kwaku Boateng | ? – ? | |
| Minister for Information | Tawia Adamafio (Minister for Information and Broadcasting) | 1960 – 1962 | |
| Minister for Information | L. R. Abavana (Minister for Information and Broadcasting) | c. 1963 | |
| Minister for Information | Imoru Egala | 1962 – 1965 | |
| Minister for Information and Party Propaganda | N. A. Welbeck | 1 February 1965 –? | |
| Minister for Lands | A. K. Puplampu | 1 February 1965 – February 1966 | |
| Minister for Mines and Mineral Resources | L. R. Abavana (Minister for Mines) | February 1965 – June 1965 | |
| Minister for Mines and Mineral Resources | K. O. Thompson | June 1965 – February 1966 | |
| Minister for Art and Culture | J. Benibengor-Blay | 1 February 1965 – 1966 | |
| Minister for Co-operatives | S. A. Kwaku Bonsu | 1 February 1965 – 1965 | |
| Minister for Food and Nutrition | Joseph Kodzo | 1 February 1965 – ? | |
| Minister for Food and Nutrition | Hans Kofi Boni | c. November 1965 | |
| Minister for Fuel and Power | E. I. Preko | 1 February 1965 – ? | |
| Minister for Parks and Gardens | E. Nee Ocansey | 1 February 1965 – ? | |
| Minister for Pensions and National Insurance | A. K. Onwona-Agyeman | 1 February 1965 – ? | |
| Minister for Parliamentary Affairs | Kofi Baako | c. 1961 | |
| Minister for Presidential Affairs | Tawia Adamafio | 1961 – ? | |
| Minister resident in Guinea | Stephen Allen Dzirasa | July 1960 – 1962 | |
| Minister resident in Guinea | Kweku Budu-Acquah | c. 1963 | |
| Minister resident in Guinea | D. K. Kulevome | ? – ? | |
| Regional Commissioners ||||
| Ashanti Regional Commissioner | Charles de Graft Dickson (MP) | 1957 – DEc 1959 | |
| Ashanti Regional Commissioner | R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP) | Dec 1959 – July 1960 | |
| Ashanti Regional Commissioner | Osei Owusu Afriyie (MP) | 1960 – 1961 | |
| Ashanti Regional Commissioner | R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP) | Nov 1961 – Oct 1963 | |
| Ashanti Regional Commissioner | Stephen Willie Yeboah (MP) | Oct 1963 – 1965 | |
| Ashanti Regional Commissioner | R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP) | 1965 – Feb 1966 | |
| Brong Ahafo Regional Commissioner | Stephen Willie Yeboah (MP) | Jun 1959 – Oct 1963 | |
| Brong Ahafo Regional Commissioner | R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP) | 1963 – 1965 | |
| Central Regional Commissioner | J. E. Hagan | c. 1961-1964 | |
| Eastern Regional Commissioner | Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe | 1957 – 1965 | |
| Eastern Regional Commissioner | J. E. Hagan (MP) | 1965 – 1966 | |
| Greater Accra Regional Commissioner | Paul Teiko Tagoe | ? – ? | |
| Northern Regional Commissioner | Emmanuel Adama Mahama | c. 1964 | |
| Upper Regional Commissioner | Ayeebo Asumda | c. 1963-1964 | |
| Volta Regional Commissioner | Francis Yao Asare | c. 1961 | |
| Volta Regional Commissioner | Hans Kofi Boni | 1961 — 1965 | |
| Volta Regional Commissioner | Joseph Kodzo | | |
| Western Regional Commissioner | John Arthur | c. 1963-1964 | |