# Minister for the Interior (Ghana)

The Minister for the Interior is the Ghanaian government official responsible for the Ministry of Interior. He is thus responsible for internal security and law and order in Ghana. The most recent person in this position is Hon.Ambrose Dery. The position has also been known as Minister for Internal Affairs in the past.

## List of ministers

The first Ghanaian to head this ministry was Ebenezer Ako-Adjei. He was also one of The Big Six instrumental in Ghana attaining its independence from the United Kingdom.
| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
| 1 | Ebenezer Ako-Adjei (MP) | Mar 1957 | Nov 1957 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 2 | Krobo Edusei (MP) | Nov 1957 | Oct 1959 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 3 | Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah (MP) | Oct 1959 | Oct 1961 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 4 | Kwaku Boateng (MP) | Oct 1961 | May 1964 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 5 | Lawrence Rosario Abavana (MP) | May 1964 | Jun 1965 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 6 | Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah (MP) | Jun 1965 | Feb 1966 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 7 | Anthony Deku | Feb 1966 | Mar 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 8 | John Willie Kofi Harlley | Mar 1969 | Aug 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 9 | Simon Diedong Dombo (MP) | Sep 1969 | Feb 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 10 | Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (MP) | Feb 1971 | Jan 1972 | Busia government | Progress Party |
| 11 | J. H. Cobbina | Jan 1972 | Sep 1974 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 12 | Ernest Ako | Sep 1974 | Oct 1975 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 12 | Ernest Ako | Oct 1975 | Jul 1978 | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 13 | Benjamin Samuel Kofi Kwakye | Jul 1978 | Jun 1979 | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 14 | Ben Forjoe | Jun 1979 | Aug 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | Military government |
| 15 | W. C. Ekow Daniels | Aug 1979 | Sep 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | Military government |
| 15 | W. C. Ekow Daniels | Sep 1979 | Sep 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
| 16 | Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah | Sep 1981 | Dec 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
| 17 | Johnny F. S. Hansen | Jan 1982 | Apr 1982 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 18 | Colonel J. M. Ewa | Apr 1982 | Dec 1982 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 19 | Kofi Djin | Dec 1982 | Nov 1985 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 20 | Major General Winston Mensa-Wood | Nov 1985 | Oct 1987 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 21 | Nii Okaidja Adamafio | Oct 1987 | May 1991 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 22 | Nana Akuoko Sarpong | May 1991 | Mar 1992 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 23 | Emmanuel Osei-Owusu | Mar 1992 | Jan 1993 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 23 | Emmanuel Osei-Owusu | Jan 1993 | Oct 1996 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 24 | Mahama Iddrisu | Nov 1996 | Feb 1997 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 25 | Nii Okaidja Adamafio | Feb 1997 | Jan 2001 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| 26 | Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu | Feb 2001 | Mar 2002 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| (acting) | Kwame Addo-Kufuor (MP) | Apr 2002 | Apr 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 27 | Hackman Owusu-Agyeman (MP) | Apr 2003 | Feb 2005 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 28 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP) | Feb 2005 | May 2006 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 29 | Albert Kan Dapaah (MP) | May 2006 | Aug 2007 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 30 | Kwamena Bartels (MP) | Aug 2007 | May 2008 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 31 | Kwame Addo-Kufuor (MP) | Jun 2008 | Jan 2009 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 32 | Cletus Avoka (MP) | Feb 2009 | Feb 2010 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 33 | Martin Amidu | Feb 2010 | Jan 2011 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 34 | Benjamin Kunbuor (MP) | Jan 2011 | Feb 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 35 | William Kwasi Aboah | Apr 2012 | Jul 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 35 | William Kwasi Aboah | Jul 2012 | Jan 2013 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
| 36 | Kwesi Ahwoi | Feb 2013 | Jul 2014 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
| 37 | Mark Owen Woyongo (MP) | Jul 2014 | 19 January 2016 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
| 38 | Prosper Douglas Bani | 19 January 2016 | 6 January 2017 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
| 39 | Ambrose Dery (MP) | 28 January 2017 | 14 February 2024 | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
| 40 | Henry Quartey (MP) | 14 February 2024 | 6 January 2025 | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
| 41 | Mubarak Mohammed Muntaka (MP) | 30 January 2025 | Incumbent | Mahama 2nd government |