Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ghana)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

government official who is responsible for overseeing the country's foreign policy and international diplomacy. The minister is usually one of the most senior members of Cabinet.

The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Muhammad Mumuni

Muhammad Mumuni

Muhammad Mumuni is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana. He was a member of the parliament of Ghana and a lawyer by profession.-Early life and education:...

. The ministry is at present combined with other portfolios to form the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration under the government of John Atta Mills of the National Democratic Party

National Democratic Party

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List of Ghanaian Foreign Ministers

Politician	Party	Time frame
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana... (MP)	Convention Peoples' Party	1957 - 1958
Kojo Botsio Kojo Botsio Kojo Botsio was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician. He studied in Britain, where he became the treasurer of the West African National Secretariat and an acting warden for the West African Students' Union... (MP)	Convention Peoples' Party	1958 - 1959
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Dr. Ebenezer Ako-Adjei was a nationalist politician from Ghana. Ako-Adjei is considered to be one of the Big Six in the history of Ghanaian independence. The Big Six are arguably some of the most famous people in Ghana's fight for independence from British rule... (MP)	Convention Peoples' Party	1959 - 1960
Imoru Egala Imoru Egala Alhaji Imoru Egala was a former foreign minister of Ghana in the First Republic between 1960 and 1961.Mr. Egala held various cabinet posts under Dr...	Convention Peoples' Party	1960 - 1961
Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Dr. Ebenezer Ako-Adjei was a nationalist politician from Ghana. Ako-Adjei is considered to be one of the Big Six in the history of Ghanaian independence. The Big Six are arguably some of the most famous people in Ghana's fight for independence from British rule...	Convention Peoples' Party	1961 - 1962
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah was the leader of Ghana and its predecessor state, the Gold Coast, from 1952 to 1966. Overseeing the nation's independence from British colonial rule in 1957, Nkrumah was the first President of Ghana and the first Prime Minister of Ghana...	Convention Peoples' Party	1962 - 1963
Kojo Botsio Kojo Botsio Kojo Botsio was a Ghanaian diplomat and politician. He studied in Britain, where he became the treasurer of the West African National Secretariat and an acting warden for the West African Students' Union...	Convention Peoples' Party	1963 - 1965
Alex Quaison-Sackey Alex Quaison-Sackey Dr. Alex Quaison-Sackey was a Ghanaian diplomat who served during the first and third republics. He was the first black African to serve as president of the United Nations General Assembly. -Early life and education:...	Convention Peoples' Party	1965 - 1966
Lt. Gen. Joseph A. Ankrah Joseph Arthur Ankrah Lieutenant General Joseph Arthur Ankrah served as the first commander of the Army of Ghana and from 1966 and 1969 as the second head of state.-Early life:...	military-NLC National Liberation Council The National Liberation Council was the name of the Ghanaian government after the elected government of the Convention Peoples' Party led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown on February 24, 1966. This government was in place till they handed over to a democratically elected government on October...	1966 - 1967
John Willie Kofi Harlley John Willie Kofi Harlley John Willie Kofi Harlley was a former foreign minister of Ghana. He was a member of the Presidential Commission that ruled Ghana during the military era of the National Liberation Council and the first year of the Second Republic...	military-NLC National Liberation Council The National Liberation Council was the name of the Ghanaian government after the elected government of the Convention Peoples' Party led by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown on February 24, 1966. This government was in place till they handed over to a democratically elected government on October...	1967 - 1968
Patrick Dankwa Anin Patrick Dankwa Anin Patrick Dankwa Anin was a former foreign minister of Ghana in the Second Republic.He died in 1999.He was the first foreign minister to be appointed in the Progress Party government by Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the Prime Minister of Ghana. He served for a few months and was replaced by Victor Owusu... (MP)	Progress Party Progress Party (Ghana) The Progress Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In the 29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats....	1969
Victor Owusu Victor Owusu For the rapper with the same birth name, see V.I.C..Victor Owusu is a former Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He has also served as Attorney General and Justice minister as well as foreign minister on two separate occasions.... (MP)	Progress Party Progress Party (Ghana) The Progress Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In the 29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats....	1969
Patrick Dankwa Anin Patrick Dankwa Anin Patrick Dankwa Anin was a former foreign minister of Ghana in the Second Republic.He died in 1999.He was the first foreign minister to be appointed in the Progress Party government by Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia, the Prime Minister of Ghana. He served for a few months and was replaced by Victor Owusu... (MP)	Progress Party Progress Party (Ghana) The Progress Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In the 29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats....	1969
Victor Owusu Victor Owusu For the rapper with the same birth name, see V.I.C..Victor Owusu is a former Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He has also served as Attorney General and Justice minister as well as foreign minister on two separate occasions.... (MP)	Progress Party Progress Party (Ghana) The Progress Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In the 29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats....	1969 - 1971
William Ofori Atta William Ofori Atta Nana William Ofori Atta was a founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention and was one of "The Big Six" detained by the British colonial government in Ghana... (MP)	Progress Party Progress Party (Ghana) The Progress Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Second Republic . In the 29 August 1969 elections, the PP won 105 of the National Assembly's 140 seats....	1971 - 1972
Major General Nathan Apea Aferi Nathan Apea Aferi Major General Nathan Apea Aferi was a soldier and politician in Ghana. He was a former Chief of the Defence Staff of Ghana. He also served briefly as Foreign Minister of Ghana.-Congo:...	military-NRC National Redemption Council The National Redemption Council was the ruling Ghana military government in from January 13, 1972 to October 9, 1975. Its chairman was Colonel I.K. Acheampong. He was also the Head of state of Ghana due to his chairmanship.-Duration of rule:...	1972
Lt. Colonel Kwame R.M. Baah Kwame Baah Colonel Kwame R. M. Baah was a soldier and politician. He was the Ghanaian foreign minister between 1972 and 1975.Colonel Kwame Baah was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs after the government of Dr. Kofi Abrefa Busia was overthrown in a coup d'état on January 13, 1972. This replaced the...	military-NRC National Redemption Council The National Redemption Council was the ruling Ghana military government in from January 13, 1972 to October 9, 1975. Its chairman was Colonel I.K. Acheampong. He was also the Head of state of Ghana due to his chairmanship.-Duration of rule:...	1972 - 1975
Colonel Roger Felli Roger Joseph Felli Colonel Roger Joseph Atogetipoli Felli was a soldier and politician who was once the foreign minister of Ghana.Roger Felli was born at Navrongo, the capital of the Kassena-Nankana District in the Upper East Region of Ghana....	military-SMC Supreme Military Council, Ghana The Supreme Military Council was the ruling government of Ghana from October 9, 1975 to June 4, 1979. Its chairman was Colonel I.K. Acheampong. He was also the Head of state of Ghana due to his chairmanship.- SMC I and II :...	1975 - 1979
Mrs. Gloria Amon Nikoi Gloria Amon Nikoi Gloria Amon Nikoi was the Ghanaian foreign minister in 1979 under the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council government. As of 2007, she is the only lady to hold this position. She is also a career diplomat. In addition, she is the widow of Dr...	military-AFRC Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, Ghana The Armed Forces Revolutionary Council was the government of Ghana from June 4, 1979 to September 24, 1979. It came to power in a bloody coup that removed the Supreme Military Council, another military regime, from power. The June 4 coup was preceded by an abortive attempt on May 15, 1979 when...	1979
Dr. Isaac K. Chinebuah Isaac Chinebuah Dr.Isaac K. Chinebuah was an academic and the foreign minister in the People's National Party government of the Third Republic of Ghana.- Career :... (MP)	Peoples National Party People's National Party (Ghana) The People's National Party was the ruling party in Ghana during the Third Republic .All political parties in Ghana were disbanded following the January 1972 military coup led by Col. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. When political activities resumed in 1979, there were five parties contesting the...	1979 - 1981
Dr. Obed Asamoah Obed Asamoah Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah is a politician from Ghana. Asamoah is the longest serving foreign minister and Attorney General of Ghana under Jerry Rawlings from 1981 to 1997. Asamoah was educated at King's College London and at Columbia University. He was a lecturer in Law at the University of Ghana...	military-PNDC Provisional National Defence Council The Provisional National Defence Council was the name of the Ghanaian government after the People's National Party's elected government was overthrown by Jerry Rawlings, the former head of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. This was on December 31, 1981. It remained in power until January 7,... National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...	1982 - 1993 1993 - 1997
Kwamena Ahwoi Kwamena Ahwoi Kwamena Ahwoi is a politician in Ghana who served as Minister for Local Government and Rural Development from 1990–2001 in the National Democratic Congress government, during the reign of Jerry Rawlings. He also briefly served as Minister of foreign affairs in 1997, and was acting minister...	National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...	1997
Victor Gbeho Victor Gbeho James Victor Gbeho is a prominent Ghanaian lawyer and diplomat who has been President of the ECOWAS Commission since 2010. He was Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 2001, under President Jerry Rawlings, and he was the Member of Parliament for the Anlo constituency from January 2001...	National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...	1997 - 2001
Hackman Owusu-Agyeman Hackman Owusu-Agyeman Hackman Owusu-Agyemang is the member of Parliament for New Juabeng North constituency in Ghana. He has served as a minister in the New Patriotic Party government in the Fourth Republic of Ghana.-Education:... (MP)	New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*...	2001 - 2003
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician. He was one of the founding members of the centrist New Patriotic Party in 1992, and was also the founder and first chairperson of the Ghana Committee on Human and People's Rights... (MP)	New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*...	2003 - July 2007
Akwasi Osei-Adjei Akwasi Osei-Adjei The Honourable Akwasi Osei-Adjei, M.P. was the Ghanaian Minister for Foreign Affairs from July 2007 to February 2009. He was given this position on 31 July 2007 and continued until after the 2008 presidential election... (MP)	New Patriotic Party New Patriotic Party -External links:*...	2007 - 2009
Muhammad Mumuni Muhammad Mumuni Muhammad Mumuni is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration of Ghana. He was a member of the parliament of Ghana and a lawyer by profession.-Early life and education:...	National Democratic Congress National Democratic Congress (Ghana) The National Democratic Congress is a social democratic political party in Ghana, founded by Jerry John Rawlings, who was Head of State of Ghana from 1981 to 1993 and the President of Ghana from 1993 to 2001. The NDC was formed ahead of elections in 1992 and 1996 returned Jerry John Rawlings to...	2009 – present

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List of Ghanaian Foreign Ministers

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