Limann government
This is a listing of the ministers who served in Limann's People's National Party government during the Third Republic of Ghana. The Third Republic was inaugurated on 24 September 1979. It ended with the coup on 31 December 1981, which brought the Provisional National Defence Council of Jerry Rawlings to power.
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List of ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Time frame | Notes |
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| President | Hilla Limann | September, 1979 – 31 December 1981 | |
| Vice President | Joseph W. S. de-Graft Johnson | September, 1979 – 31 December 1981 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Isaac Chinebuah | September, 1979 – 31 December 1981 | |
| Minister for Interior | Ekow Daniels | September, 1979 – October 1981 | |
| Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah | October 1981 – 31 December 1981 | ||
| Minister for Defence | Riley Poku[1][2] | September, 1979 – December 1981 | |
| Attorney General and Minister for Justice | Joe Reindorf[3] | September, 1979 – December 1981 | |
| Minister for Finance and Economic Planning | Amon Nikoi | 1979 – May 1981 | |
| George Benneh | May 1981 – 31 December 1981 | ||
| Minister for Health | K. Ocran | August 1981 – 31 December 1981 | |
| Minister for Local Government | K. K. Anti | 1979 – ? | |
| Minister for Education | Francis Kwame Buah | 1980 – 1981 | |
| Minister of Culture and Sport | Thomas G. Abilla | ? – ? | |
| Minister for Agriculture[4] | E. Kwaku Twumasi | 1979 – ? | |
| E. K. Andah[3] | ? – December 1980 | ||
| Nelson Agbesi (MP) | December 1980 – December 1981 | ||
| Minister for Trade and Tourism | Francis Kwame Buah | 1979 – 1980 | |
| Minister for Trade | Vincent Y. Bulla | 1980 – ? | |
| Minister for Information and Tourism | Yaw O. Afriyie | ? – ? | |
| J. S. Nabila[3] | c. 1980 | ||
| Minister for Labour and Social Welfare later Minister for Labour, Youth and Social Welfare | Mrs. Adisa Munkaila | ? – ? | |
| Minister for Transport and Communications | Harry Sawyerr | 1979 – 1981 | |
| Minister for Works and Housing | Colonel David Zanlerigu | 1979 – ? | |
| Minister for Fuel and Energy | F. Wulff Tagoe | ? – ? | |
| Minister for Industry, Science and Technology | M. P. Ansah | August 1981 – December 1981 | |
| Minister for Lands and Natural Resources | E. F. Yeboah Acheampong | ? – ? | |
| Minister for Youth and Rural Development | E. K. Andah | ? – ? | |
| Minister for Presidential and Special Affairs | John S. Nabila[3] | c. 1980 | |
| Regional Ministers | |||
| Ashanti Regional Minister | J. O. Afram | ? – ? | |
| Brong Ahafo Region | E. K. Twumasi(MP) S.G. Arthur( Deputy Minister) | ? – ? | Dep: |
| Central Region | Kankam da Costa | ? – ? | |
| Eastern Region | F. K. B. Amoah | ? – ? | |
| Greater Accra Regional Minister | I. T. Torto[5][6] | ? – December 1981 | |
| Northern Region | Alhaji I. Haruna[3] | c. 1980 | |
| Upper Region | G. Nango | ? – ? | |
| Volta Regional Minister | Nelson Agbesi (MP)[7] | December 1979 – December 1980[8] | |
| F. Q. Amegah | ? – ? | ||
| Western Region | Sam Cudjoe | ? – ? | |
See also
References
- Ghana News, Volumes 8-12. USA: Embassy of Ghana (USA). 1979. p. 147. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "MINISTER FOR DEFENCE". www.mod.gov.gh. Ghana Government. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- Apponsah, Kwamena (1 February 1980). "President Arrives in Tamale". Daily Graphic (9106). Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Former Heads of MoFA". Official website. Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- "Exercise Restraint. Limann Tells Ghanaian Workers". Daily Graphic (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
- "Trial Census Begins in Aug". Ghana News. Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana. 10 (8): 6. August 1981. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- "Set Up Watch C'ttees". Daily Graphic (9106). Accra: Graphic Communications Group Ltd. 1 February 1980. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- "Debates of 30 Jun 2016". Odekro. Accra: Parliament of Ghana. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
| Preceded by Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (1979) |
Government of Ghana 1979 – 1981 |
Succeeded by Provisional National Defence Council (1981-1993) |
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