The Minister for Transport in Ghana is the political head of the Ministry of Transport of Ghana. The scope of the responsibilities of this position has varied over the years. Since 2009, the Ministries of Aviation, Harbours and Railways and the Road Transport Services have been covered by one single agency, the Ministry of Transport. In previous years, the position had often been known as the Minister for Transport and Communications. In 2014, the Communications section of the Ministry was merged with the Ministry of Information to form a new Ministry of Communications with its own substantive minister, the Minister for Communications.
List of ministers
Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party 1 Krobo Edusei(Minister for Transport and Communications) Nkrumah government Convention People's Party 2 A. J. Dowuona-Hammond (MP)(Minister for Transport and Communications) 1964 Feb 1966 3 Patrick Dankwa Anin(Minister for Communications) 1966 1968 National Liberation Council Military government 4 Matthew Poku(Minister for Communications) 1966 1968 5 Harona Esseku (MP)(Minister for Transport and Communications) 1969 1971 Busia government Progress Party 6 Jatoe Kaleo (MP)(Minister for Transport and Communications) 1971 Jan 1972 7 Lt. Colonel Anthony Selormey(Commissioner for Transport and Communications) 1972 1973 National Redemption Council Military government 8 Kwame Asante(Commissioner for Transport and Communications) 1973 1974 9 Colonel Peter Kwame Agyekum(Commissioner for Transport and Communications) 1974 Oct 1975 10 Colonel David A. Iddisah(Commissioner for Transport and Communications) Oct 1975 Supreme Military Council 11 Group Captain T. T. Kutin(Commissioner for Transport and Communications) 12 Eric R.K. Dwemoh(Commissioner for Transport and Communications) 13 George Harlley(Commissioner for Transport and Communications) 1978 Jun 1979 Jun 1979 Sep 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council 14 Harry Sawyerr(Minister for Transport and Communications) 1979 Dec 1981 Limann government People's National Party 15 Mahama Iddrisu(Secretary for Transport and Communications) 1983 1986 Provisional National Defence Council Military government 16 Kwame M. Peprah(Secretary for Transport and Communications) 1986 1987 17 Yaw Donkor(Secretary for Transport and Communications) 1987 1992 18 Kwame M. Peprah(Secretary for Transport and Communications) 1992 Jan 199319 Edward Salia(Minister for Transport and Communications)(Minister for Roads and Transport) 1993 1997 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress 1997 Jan 2001 20 Felix Owusu-Adjapong(Minister for Transport and Communications) 2001 2003 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party 21 Richard Anane(Minister for Roads, Highways and Transport) Apr 2003 Oct 2006 22 Vacant Oct 2006 2007 23 Godfred T. Bonyon(Minister for Roads and Highways) Aug 2007 Jan 2009 24 Mike Hammah (MP) 2009 2011 Mills government National Democratic Congress (Ghana) 25 Collins Dauda (MP) Jan 2011 Jul 2012 Jul 2012 Jan 2013 Mahama government National Democratic Congress (Ghana) 26 Dzifa Attivor Feb 2013 Dec 2015 27 Fiifi Kwetey Feb 2016 Jan 2017 28 Kwaku Ofori Asiamah Feb 2017 Jan 2025 Akufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party29Joseph Nike BukariFeb 2025IncumbentMahama government from 2025National Democratic Congress (Ghana)
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