The Greater Accra Regional Minister is the Ghana government official who is responsible for overseeing the administration of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The region was initially an administrative district within the Eastern Region of Ghana. The region was formally created by law in July 1982 by Provisional National Defence Council government through the Greater Accra Region Law (PNDCL 26) as a legally separate region. Currently, the southern boundary of the Greater Accra Region is the Atlantic Ocean. To the east is the Volta Region, Central Region to the west and the Eastern Region to the north. There are currently sixteen administrative regions in Ghana.

List of Greater Accra Regional Ministers

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party 1 Paul Tagoe (MP)(Special Commissioner for Greater Accra) August 1964 1965 Nkrumah government Convention Peoples' Party 2 Henry Sonnie Torgbor Provencal (MP) 1965 February 1966 3 Rear Admiral D. A. Hansen(Regional Administrative Committee Chairman) 1966 1967 National Liberation Council Military government 4 J. G. Smith(Regional Administrative Committee Chairman) 1967 1969 5 A. S. O. Mensah(Regional Chief Executive) 1969 January 1972 Busia government Progress Party 6 Colonel W. C. O. Acquaye-Nortey(Regional Commissioner) 14 January 1972 29 May 1973 National Redemption Council Military government 7 Lt. Colonel P. K. D. Habadah(Regional Commissioner) 30 May 1973 9 October 1975 8 Lt. Colonel William Adjei Thompson(Regional Commissioner) 9 October 1975 1977 Supreme Military Council 9 Lt. Colonel L. K. Kodjiku(Regional Commissioner) 1977 1978 10 Commander G. E. Osei(Regional Commissioner) 1978 June 1979 11 E. R. K. Dwemoh(Regional Commissioner) June 1979 September 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council 12 I. T. Torto 31 December 1981 Limann government People's National Party 13 Atukwei Okai(Regional Secretary) 1982 28 July 1982 Provisional National Defence Council Military government 14 Amarkai Amarteifio(Regional Secretary) 28 July 1982 1985 15Col (rtd) William Adjei Thompson (Regional Secretary)1985198616 Selina Taylor(Regional Secretary) 1986 198817Col (rtd) William Adjei Thompson (Regional Secretary)April 19881991 18 Nii Okaidja Adamafio(Regional Secretary) 1991 1993 19 Mike Gizo (MP) 1993 1997 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress 20 Joshua Alabi (MP) 1997 199821Daniel Ohene Agyekum1998January 200022Joshua Alabi (MP)January 2000January 2001 23 Sheikh I. C. Quaye 2001 January 2009 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party 24 Nii Armah Ashitey (MP) 2009 July 2012 Mills government National Democratic Congress July 2012 January 2013 Mahama government 25 Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo (MP) February 2013 March 2013 26 Julius Debrah March 2013 July 2014 27 Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo (MP) May 2014 January 2017 28 Ishmael Ashitey February 2017 March 2021 Akufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party29 Henry Quartey (MP) March 2021 14 February 2024 30 Nii Kwartei Titus Glover (MP) 14 February 2024 6 January 2025 31 Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo 30 January 2025 Incumbent Mahama government 2 National Democratic Congress

See also

Ministers of the Ghanaian Government Greater Accra Region

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