Nkrumah government

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started from 21 March 1952 until independence. His first independent government took office on 6 March 1957.[1] From 1 July 1960, Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana.

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First cabinet of Kwame Nkrumah in 1957
Standing (L to R): J. H. Allassani, N.A. Welbeck, Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, J.E. Jantuah, Imoru Egala
Sitting (L to R): A. Casely-Hayford, Kojo Botsio, Kwame Nkrumah, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, E.O. Asafu-Adjaye;
Kofi Baako (1956)

In February 1966 his government was overthrown by the National Liberation Council military coup.

Nkrumah's first independence government (1957 – 1960)
Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
Prime MinisterKwame Nkrumah6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960
Minister for Foreign AffairsKwame Nkrumah6 March 1957 – 1958
Kojo Botsio1958 – 1959
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei1959 – 1960
Minister for DefenceCharles Arden-Clarke[2]1957 – 1958
Stephen Allen Dzirasa[2]1958 – 1959
Kwame Nkrumah[2]1959 – 1960
Minister for Interior[3]Ebenezer Ako-Adjei6 March 1957 – 1958
Krobo Edusei1958 – 1958
Kwame Nkrumah1958 – 1958
Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah1959 – 1960
Minister for FinanceKomla Agbeli Gbedemah1954 – May 1961
Attorney General of GhanaG. M. Paterson[4]March 1957 – August 1957
Geoffrey Bing[5]7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961[6]
Minister for HealthJ. H. Allassani6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Local GovernmentA.E.A. Ofori Atta6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for EducationJohn Bogolo Erzuah6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957
C. T. Nylander[7]22 May 1957 – 1958[8]
Minister for Education and InformationKofi Baako[8]August 1957[9] – 1959
Minister for AgricultureBoahene Yeboah-Afari[10]6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957
Minister for HousingAshford Emmanuel Inkumsah6 March 1957 – ?
Minister for Trade and Labour
(later Minister for Commerce and Industry)		Kojo Botsio6 March 1957 – 1958
Minister for CommunicationsArchie Casely-Hayford6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957
Minister for WorksNathaniel Azarco Welbeck6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957
Emmanuel Kobla Bensah[7]22 May 1957 – ?
Minister for Labour, Co-operatives and Social Welfare
(created in May 1957)		Francis Yao Asare[7]22 May 1957 – ?
Volta Regional MinisterFerdinand GokaJune 1959 – June 1960
Minister without PortfolioLawrence Rosario Abavana6 March 1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioKrobo Edusei6 March 1957 – 1958
Minister without PortfolioKofi Baako[7]22 May 1957 – 1958
Minister without PortfolioNathaniel Azarco Welbeck[7]22 May1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioJohn Bogolo Erzuah[7]22 May1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioArchie Casely-Hayford[7]22 May1957 – ?
Minister without PortfolioBoahene Yeboah-Afari[7]22 May1957 – ?

Nkrumah's republican government (1960 – 1966)

Ghana became a republic on 1 July 1960. A referendum in February 1964 on Ghana becoming a one-party state resulted in a landslide victory for the Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP government. There were hardly any votes against the one-party state in all the regions.[11] A year later in June 1965, all 198 candidates of the CPP for parliament were elected unopposed.[12] In February 1965, Nkrumah reshuffled made a big change to his government. Twelve new ministers were appointed and many others changed portfolios.[13]

Portfolio Minister Time frame Notes
PresidentKwame Nkrumah[14]1 July 1960 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Foreign Affairs[3]Imoru Egala1960 – 1961
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei[14]1961 – 1962
Kwame Nkrumah1962 – 1963
Kojo Botsio[15]1963 – 1965
Alex Quaison-Sackey[16]1965 – 1966
Minister for DefenceCharles de Graft Dickson[17][2]1960 – 1961
Kofi Baako[14][18][2]September 1961 – 24 February 1966
Minister for Interior[3]Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah1960 – 1961
Kwaku Boateng[14][19]
(Interior and Local Government)		1961 – 1964[20]
Lawrence Rosario Abavana1964 – 1965
Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah1 February 1965 – 1965
Lawrence Rosario Abavana1965 – 1966
Minister for FinanceKomla Agbeli Gbedemah[21]1954 – May 1961
Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka[19][14]
(Minister for Finance and Trade)		8 May 1961[22] – February 1964
Kwame NkrumahFebruary 1964 – ?
K. Amoako-Atta[16]1965 – 1966
Attorney General and Minister for JusticeGeoffrey Bing[5]
A. E. A. Ofori-Atta[21][14]		7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961[6]
c. 1962
George Commey Mills-Odoi[6]30 September 1961 – 29 August 1962
B. E. Kwaw-Swanzy1962 – February 1966
Minister for HealthLawrence Rosario Abavana1960 – 1961
Komla Agbeli GbedemahJune 1961 – ?
Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah[14]c. 1962
Lawrence Rosario Abavana[23]1963 – 1964[20]
Osei Owusu Afriyie[24]c. 1966
Minister for Local GovernmentA.E.A. Ofori Atta6 March 1957 – ?
Mumuni Bawumia1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Education and Social WelfareAlfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond[14][19]c. 1960-1964[8]
Kwaku Boateng[8][16]
(Science and Higher Education)		1964[20] – February 1966
Minister for Social WelfareP. K. K. Quaidoo[17]c. 1961
Osei Owusu Afriyie[14]
(Labour and Social Welfare)		c. 1962
Susanna Al-Hassan[25]
(Social Welfare and Community Development)		1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for LabourK. Amoa-Awuah1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Agriculture[10]Francis Yao Asare1960
Kojo Botsio[21]1960 – 1962
Lawrence Rosario Abavana[14]1962
Krobo Edusei[26]1963 – 1965
F. A. Jantuah[16]1965 – 1966
Minister for Works and HousingEmmanuel Kobla Bensah[17]22 May 1957 – ?
Minister for WorksEmmanuel Kobla Bensah1 February 1965 –?
Minister for HousingF. E. Techie-Menson1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Construction and CommunicationEmmanuel Kobla Bensah[14]c. 1962
Minister for TradeFerdinand Goka[17]1 July 1960 – 8 May 1961
Lawrence Rosario AbavanaJune 1961 – ?
Minister for Overseas TradeOsei Owusu Afriyie1965
Kwesi Armah[16]1965 – 24 February 1966
Minister for IndustriesKrobo Edusei[27]c. 1962
Imoru Egala[24]1965
Minister for Transport and CommunicationsKrobo Edusei? – ?
A. J. Dowuona-Hammond[24]c. 1966
Minister for InformationKwaku Boateng? – ?
Tawia Adamafio[14][28]
(Information and Broadcasting)		1960– 1962
Imoru Egala[29]1962 – 1965
Minister for Information and Party PropagandaNathaniel Azarco Welbeck[16]1 February 1965 –?
Minister for LandsA. K. Puplampu1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Mines and Mineral ResourcesLawrence Rosario AbavanaFebruary 1965 – June 1965
K. O. ThompsonJune 1965 – February 1966
Minister for Art and CultureJ. Benibengor-Blay[30]1 February 1965 – 1966
Minister for Co-operativesS. A. Kwaku Bonsu1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Food and NutritionJoseph Kodzo1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Fuel and PowerE. I. Preko1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Parks and GardensE. Nee Ocansey1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Pensions and National InsuranceA. K. Onwona-Agyeman1 February 1965 – ?
Minister for Parliamentary AffairsKofi Baako[17]c. 1961
Minister for Presidential AffairsTawia Adamafio1961 – ?
Minister resident in GuineaStephen Allen Dzirasa
Kweku Budu-Acquah[19]		? – ?
c. 1963
Regional Commissioners
Ashanti Regional CommissionerOsei Owusu Afriyie? – ?
Stephen Willie Yeboah[31]c. 1964
Brong Ahafo Regional CommissionerStephen Willie Yeboah[19]c. 1963
R. O. Amoako-Atta[31]c. 1964
Central Regional CommissionerJoseph Essilfie Hagan[32][19]c. 1961-1964[31]
Eastern Regional CommissionerEmmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe[32]? – ?
Greater Accra Regional CommissionerPaul Teiko Tagoe? – ?
Northern Regional CommissionerEmmanuel Adama Mahama[31]c. 1964
Upper Regional CommissionerAyeebo Asumda[19]c. 1963-1964[31]
Volta Regional CommissionerFrancis Yao Asare[32]c. 1961
Hans Kofi Boni[31]c. 1964
Joseph Kodzo[33]
Western Regional CommissionerJohn Arthur[19]c. 1963-1964[31]

See also

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Preceded by
Colonial government		 Government of Ghana
1957 – 1966		 Succeeded by
National Liberation Council, 1966-1969
(Military regime)
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