# Minister for Transport (Ghana)

The Minister for Transport in Ghana is the political head of the Ministry of Transport of Ghana. The scope of the responsibilities of this position has varied over the years. Since 2009, the Ministries of Aviation, Harbours and Railways and the Road Transport Services have been covered by one single agency, the Ministry of Transport. In previous years, the position had often been known as the Minister for Transport and Communications. In 2014, the Communications section of the Ministry was merged with the Ministry of Information to form a new Ministry of Communications with its own substantive minister, the Minister for Communications.

## List of ministers

| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
| 1 | Krobo Edusei (Minister for Transport and Communications) | | | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 2 | A. J. Dowuona-Hammond (MP) (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 1964 | Feb 1966 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 3 | Patrick Dankwa Anin (Minister for Communications) | 1966 | 1968 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 4 | Matthew Poku (Minister for Communications) | 1966 | 1968 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 5 | Harona Esseku (MP) (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 1969 | 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 6 | Jatoe Kaleo (MP) (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 1971 | Jan 1972 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 7 | Lt. Colonel Anthony Selormey (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | 1972 | 1973 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 8 | Kwame Asante (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | 1973 | 1974 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 9 | Colonel Peter Kwame Agyekum (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | 1974 | Oct 1975 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 10 | Colonel David A. Iddisah (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | Oct 1975 | | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 11 | Group Captain T. T. Kutin (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | | | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 12 | Eric R.K. Dwemoh (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | | | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 13 | George Harlley (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | 1978 | Jun 1979 | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 13 | George Harlley (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | Jun 1979 | Sep 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | Military government |
| 14 | Harry Sawyerr (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 1979 | Dec 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
| 15 | Mahama Iddrisu (Secretary for Transport and Communications) | 1983 | 1986 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 16 | Kwame M. Peprah (Secretary for Transport and Communications) | 1986 | 1987 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 17 | Yaw Donkor (Secretary for Transport and Communications) | 1987 | 1992 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 18 | Kwame M. Peprah (Secretary for Transport and Communications) | 1992 | Jan 1993 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 19 | Edward Salia (Minister for Transport and Communications) (Minister for Roads and Transport) | 1993 | 1997 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 19 | Edward Salia (Minister for Transport and Communications) (Minister for Roads and Transport) | 1997 | Jan 2001 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 20 | Felix Owusu-Adjapong (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 2001 | 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 21 | Richard Anane (Minister for Roads, Highways and Transport) | Apr 2003 | Oct 2006 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 22 | Vacant | Oct 2006 | 2007 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 23 | Godfred T. Bonyon (Minister for Roads and Highways) | Aug 2007 | Jan 2009 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 24 | Mike Hammah (MP) | 2009 | 2011 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress (Ghana) |
| 25 | Collins Dauda (MP) | Jan 2011 | Jul 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress (Ghana) |
| 25 | Collins Dauda (MP) | Jul 2012 | Jan 2013 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress (Ghana) |
| 26 | Dzifa Attivor | Feb 2013 | Dec 2015 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress (Ghana) |
| 27 | Fiifi Kwetey | Feb 2016 | Jan 2017 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress (Ghana) |
| 28 | Kwaku Ofori Asiamah | Feb 2017 | Jan 2025 | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
| 29 | Joseph Nike Bukari | Feb 2025 | Incumbent | Mahama government from 2025 | National Democratic Congress (Ghana) |