21st January 2021

For Immediate Release

PRESIDENT AKUFO-ADDO’S NOMINEES FOR MINISTERS AND REGIONAL

MINISTERS-DESIGNATE

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has submitted to Parliament for
prior approval, through the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, the names of
the following persons for appointment as Ministers in his new Government:

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY NAME
1 National Security Albert Kan Dapaah
2 Finance Ken Ofori-Atta
3 Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen
4 Defence Hon. Dominic Nitiwul, MP
5 Interior Hon. Ambrose Dery, MP
6 Foreign Affairs & Regional Integration Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
7 Attorney General and Minister for Justice Godfred Dame
8 Local Government, Decentralisation & Rural Dev’t Hon. Dan Botwe, MP
9 Parliamentary Affairs Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, MP
10 Communications and Digitalisation Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, MP
11 Food and Agriculture Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto
12 Energy Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, MP
13 Education Hon. Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, MP
14 Health Hon. Kwaku Agyemang Manu, MP
15 Lands and Natural Resources Hon. Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, MP
16 Roads and Highways Hon. Kwasi Amoako-Atta, MP
17 Works and Housing Hon. Francis Asenso Boakye, MP
18 Transport Kwaku Ofori Asiamah
19 Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson, MP
20 Railway Development Hon. John Peter Amewu, MP
21 Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah
22 Tourism, Arts and Culture Awal Mohammed
23 Gender, Children and Social Protection Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, MP
24 Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Hon. Ebenezer Kojo Kum, MP
25 Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation Hon. Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, MP
26 Employment and Labour Relations Hon. Ignatius Baffuor Awuah, MP
27 Information Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, MP

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28 Youth and Sports Hon. Mustapha Yussif, MP
29 Public Enterprises Hon. Joseph Cudjoe, MP
30 Works and Housing (Minister of State) Hon. Freda Prempeh, MP

REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
REGION NAME
1 Ahafo George Boakye
2 Ashanti Simon Osei-Mensah
3 Bono Justina Owusu-Banahene
4 Bono East Adu Gyan
5 Central Justina Marigold Assan
6 Eastern Seth Acheampong
7 Greater Accra Hon. Henry Quartey, MP
8 Northern Shani Alhassan Saibu
9 North East Yidana Zakaria
10 Oti Joseph Makubu
11 Savannah Saeed Muhazu Jibril
12 Upper East Stephen Yakubu
13 Upper West Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih
14 Volta Dr. Archibald Yao Letsa
15 Western Hon. Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah, MP
16 Western North Richard Obeng

President Akufo-Addo is hopeful that Parliament will see to the prompt approval of his nominees,
so they can assist in the delivery of his mandate for his second term in office.

Eugene Arhin
Ag. Director of Communications
Office of the President