Greater Accra Regional Minister

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The Greater Accra Regional Minister is the Ghana government official who is responsible for overseeing the administration of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The region was initially an administrative district within the Eastern Region of Ghana. The region was formally created by law in July 1982 by Provisional National Defence Council government through the Greater Accra Region Law (PNDCL 26) as a legally separate region. Currently, the southern boundary of the Greater Accra Region is the Atlantic Ocean. To the east is the Volta Region, Central Region to the west and the Eastern Region to the north. There are currently sixteen administrative regions in Ghana.

List of Greater Accra Regional Ministers

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party
1 Paul Tagoe (MP)[1]
(Special Commissioner for Greater Accra)		 August 1964 1965 Nkrumah government Convention Peoples' Party
2 Henry Sonnie Torgbor Provencal (MP) 1965 February 1966
3 Rear Admiral D. A. Hansen
(Regional Administrative Committee Chairman)		 1966 1967 National Liberation Council Military government
4 J. G. Smith
(Regional Administrative Committee Chairman)		 1967 1969
5 A. S. O. Mensah
(Regional Chief Executive)		 1969 January 1972 Busia government Progress Party
6 Colonel W. C. O. Acquaye-Nortey[2]
(Regional Commissioner)		 14 January 1972[3] 29 May 1973 National Redemption Council Military government
7 Lt. Colonel P. K. D. Habadah[4]
(Regional Commissioner)		 30 May 1973 9 October 1975
8 Lt. Colonel William Adjei Thompson[3]
(Regional Commissioner)		 9 October 1975 1977 Supreme Military Council
9 Lt. Colonel L. K. Kodjiku
(Regional Commissioner)		 1977 1978
10 Commander G. E. Osei[5]
(Regional Commissioner)		 1978 June 1979
11 E. R. K. Dwemoh[6]
(Regional Commissioner)		 June 1979 September 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
12 I. T. Torto[7][8] c. 1980 31 December 1981 Limann government People's National Party
13 Atukwei Okai
(Regional Secretary)[9]		 1982 28 July 1982 Provisional National Defence Council Military government
14 Amarkai Amarteifio
(Regional Secretary)		 28 July 1982[9] 1985
15 Col (rtd) William Adjei Thompson

(Regional Secretary)

1985 1986
16 Selina Taylor[10](Regional Secretary) 1986 1988
17 Col (rtd) William Adjei Thompson

(Regional Secretary)

April 1988 1991
18 Nii Okaidja Adamafio
(Regional Secretary)		 1991 1993
19 Mike Gizo[11][12] (MP) 1993[13] 1997 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress
20 Joshua Alabi (MP) 1997 1998
21 Daniel Ohene Agyekum[14][15] 1998 January 2000
22 Joshua Alabi[15] (MP) January 2000 January 2001
23 Sheikh I. C. Quaye[16] 2001 January 2009 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party
24 Nii Armah Ashitey (MP) 2009 July 2012 Mills government National Democratic Congress
July 2012 January 2013 Mahama government
25 Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo (MP) February 2013 March 2013[17]
26 Julius Debrah[18] March 2013 July 2014
27 Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo (MP) May 2014 January 2017
28 Ishmael Ashitey[19] February 2017 March 2021 Akufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party
29 Henry Quartey[20] (MP) March 2021 14 February 2024
30 Nii Kwartei Titus Glover[21] (MP) 14 February 2024 Incumbent

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  3. ^ a b Secretary, Ghana Supreme Military Council Office of the Press (1977). General Kutu Acheampong: The Fifth Milestone, 13th January 1976-12th January 1977. Office of the Press Secretary to the Supreme Military Council.
  4. ^ Jubilee Ghana - 50-year news journey thro' Ghana. Accra, Ghana: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 2006. p. 185. ISBN 9988809786.
  5. ^ "Regional Commissioners as at Sept. 1, 1978". Ghana News. 7 (8). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 13. September 1978. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ "New Portfolios For Commissioners". Ghana News. 8 (7). Washington: Embassy of Ghana: 10. July 1979. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Exercise Restraint. Limann Tells Ghanaian Workers". Daily Graphic. No. 9132. Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 3 March 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2020. Also in the picture are I. T. Torto (extreme left), Greater Accra Regional Minister
  8. ^ "Trial Census Begins in Aug". Ghana News. 10 (8). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 6. August 1981. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b Obed Yao Asamoah, Dr (20 October 2014). The Political History of Ghana (1950-2013). ISBN 9781496985637.
  10. ^ Ghana News. Embassy of Ghana. 1986.
  11. ^ Jordan, Clive (1995). The Commonwealth Yearbook 1993-94: History Information Statistics from the 51 Commonwealth Countries and Their Dependencies Worldwide. H.M.S, O. ISBN 978-0-11-591711-0.
  12. ^ Banks, William C. (1995-05-05). Political Handbook of the World, 1994-1995. CSA Publications. ISBN 978-0-933199-10-1.
  13. ^ Aryeh, Elvis (April 1993). Daily Graphic: Issue 13170, April 1 1993. Graphic Communications Group.
  14. ^ Quain, Anthony J. (1999-07-01). The Political Reference Almanac, 1999-2000. Keynote Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-9670286-0-6.
  15. ^ a b "Rawlings Reshuffles Cabinet". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  16. ^ "Anane, Edumadze, Churcher and Quaye sworn into office". www.ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. 17 February 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Reshuffling Regional Ministers all too soon is impolitic". www.ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. 12 March 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  18. ^ Akpah, Prince (19 June 2013). "List of Regional Ministers in Ghana with Their Deputies". www.ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Regional Ministers Approved". www.ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Greater Accra Regional Minister takes office". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  21. ^ "See the full list of new ministerial nominees of President Akufo-Addo". ghanaweb.com. 14 February 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.