List of Ghana governments

This is a list of the governments of Ghana. Prior to independence, Ghana was under colonial rule in various forms including direct or indirect British rule. On February 12, 1951, the first Ghanaian government or cabinet, dominated by native Ghanaians was formed in the run up to independence on March 6, 1957. since then, Ghana has had a mix of democratically elected governments as well as military ones. It has had a one party state status between 1964 and 1966 while some of the military governments have had extensive civilian involvement such as the Provisional National Defence Council governments.

Governments of Ghana before independence
Party Leader Title Start date Notes
Committee of MerchantsvariousGovernor of the Committee of Merchants23 June 1751Start date of earliest governor available.
variousGovernor27 March 1822
Crown colony under Sierra Leone
variousGovernor27 March 1843
Crown colony under direct British rule
variousGovernor4 March 1874
Convention People's Party Dr. Kwame NkrumahLeader of Government Business12 February 1951Nkrumah was released from prison to head this government

Governments of Ghana since independence
Party Leader Title Start date Notes
Nkrumah government
(Convention People's Party)		 Dr. Kwame NkrumahPrime MinisterMarch 6, 1957UK-style parliamentary government. First government after independence.
First Republic
Nkrumah government
(Convention People's Party)		 Dr. Kwame NkrumahPresident1 July 1960Started as UK-style parliamentary government and ended as one party state between 1964 and 1966.
24 February 1966 coup d'état
National Liberation CouncilJoseph Arthur Ankrah
Lt. Gen. A.A. Afrifa		Head of state24 February 1966
3 April 1969		First military intervention in government
Second Republic
Busia government
(Progress Party)		 Dr. Kofi BusiaPrime Minister1 October 1969Germany-style parliamentary government.
13 January 1972 coup
National Redemption Council
Supreme Military Council		 Gen. I.K. AcheampongHead of state13 January 1972
9 October 1975		Gen. Acheampong was removed in a bloodless palace coup.
Supreme Military CouncilLt. Gen. Fred W.K. AkuffoHead of state5 July 1978
4 June 1979 coup
Armed Forces Revolutionary CouncilFlt. Lt. Jerry RawlingsHead of state4 June 1979Coup / military revolt by junior ranks of the Ghana Armed Forces after a failed attempt by Rawlings on 15 May 1979
Third Republic
Limann government
(People's National Party)		 Dr. Hilla LimannPresident24 September 1979US-style presidential government
31 December 1981 coup
Provisional National Defence CouncilFlt. Lt. Jerry RawlingsHead of state31 December 1981Rawlings second coup
Fourth Republic
Rawlings government
(National Democratic Congress)		Jerry John RawlingsPresident7 January 1993Rawlings resigned from the military to stand elections
Kufuor government
(New Patriotic Party)		John Agyekum KufuorPresident7 January 2001First change of government through elections in Ghana
Mills government
(National Democratic Congress)		John Atta MillsPresident7 January 2009Died in office
Mahama government
(National Democratic Congress)		John Dramani MahamaPresident24 July 2012
Akufo-Addo government

(New Patriotic Party)

 Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President 7 January 2017 First opposition leader to win election against a sitting President in Ghana History

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