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The Minister for Health is the Ghanaian government official responsible for the Ministry of Health.

List of ministers[edit]

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party
1 J. H. Allassani (MP) 6 March 1957 July 1959 Nkrumah government Convention People's Party
2 Imoru Egala (MP)[1] July 1959 July 1960
3 Lawrence Rosario Abavana (MP) July 1960 June 1961
4 Komla Agbeli Gbedemah (MP) June 1961
5 Lawrence Rosario Abavana (MP) October 1963 January 1964
6 Joseph Kodzo (MP) December 1964 June 1965
7 Osei Owusu Afriyie (MP) June 1965 February 1966
8 Eustace Akwei[2] 1966 1969 National Liberation Council Military government
9 Gibson Dokyi Ampaw (MP) 1969 January 1971 Busia government Progress Party
10 Simon Diedong Dombo (MP) January 1971 January 1972
11 Colonel J. C. Adjeitey 1972 1973 National Redemption Council Military government
12 Lt. Colonel Anthony Hugh Selormey May 1973 October 1975
13 Brigadier Odartey-Wellington[3][self-published source] 1975 ? Supreme Military Council
14 Abeifaa Karbo[4] July 1977 November 1978
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16 Emmanuel Evans Anfom June 1979 September 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
17 Michael Paul Ansah (MP) September 1979 August 1981 Limann government People's National Party
18 Kwamena Ocran[5] August 1981 31 December 1981
19 Charles Buadu 1983 1987 Provisional National Defence Council Military government
20 Air Commodore F. W. K. Klutse 1987 1988
21 Nana Akuoko Sarpong 1988 1991
22 Stephen Obimpeh 1992 7 January 1993
August 1994 1996 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress
23 Eunice Brookman-Amissah 1996 1998
24 Samuel Nuamah Donkor 1998 February 2000
25 Kwame Danso-Boafo February 2000[6] 7 January 2001
26 Richard Winfred Anane (MP) 2001 2003 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party
27 Kwaku Afriyie 2003 2005
28 Courage Quashigah 2005 7 January 2009
29 George Sipa-Adjah Yankey 2009 2009 Mills government National Democratic Congress
30 Benjamin Kunbuor (MP) 2009 2011
31 Joseph Yieleh Chireh (MP) 2011 2012
32 Alban Bagbin (MP) 26 January 2012[7] 24 July 2012
24 July 2012 7 January 2013 Mahama government
33 Hanny-Sherry Ayitey[8][9] 14 February 2013 16 July 2014
34 Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah[10] 16 July 2014 14 March 2015
35 Alex Segbefia 16 March 2015 6 January 2017
36 Kwaku Agyemang-Manu (MP) 28 January 2017[11] incumbent Akufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party

References[edit]

  1. ^ Steinburg, S. (2016). The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1960. p. 295. ISBN 9780230270893.
  2. ^ Ashitey, Gilford A. (1994). Disease Control in Ghana (PDF). Accra: Ghana Universities Press. p. 11. ISBN 9964301960. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ Tagoe, George (May 2004). Genesis Four. Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781553955696. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ^ "State Burial for Naa Abeifaa Karbo". Modern Ghana. 18 January 2005. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Ministerial Appointments - Names For Approval". Ghana News. 8 (9). Washington DC: Embassy of Ghana: 4. 1979. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "HIGH COMMISSIONER PROF. KWAKU DANSO-BOAFO RECEIVES HONORARY FELLOWSHIP FROM THE GHANA COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  7. ^ "4 Ministers Sacked In Cabinet Shake-up". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  8. ^ "Reshuffle: Dr Agyeman-Mensah for Health; Sherry Ayittey for Fisheries". Graphic Online. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Reshuffle: Murtala, Oppong-Fosu, Nii Lantey reassigned". GhanaWeb. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ "KNUST churns out 1, 287 nurses". GhanaHealthService.org. Ghana Health Service. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Nana Addo swears in 12 ministers". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Health_(Ghana)

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