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This is a list of present and past ministers for education in Ghana.

## List of ministers

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Number  | Minister  | Took office  | Left office  | Government  | Party.

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1 | Kojo Botsio | 1951 | ? | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party
2 | J. H. Allassani | 1954 | 1956
3 | J. B. Erzuah | 1956 | 1957
4 | C. T. Nylander | 1957 | 1959
5 | Kofi Baako | 1959 | 1960
6 | A. J. Dowuona-Hammond
| 1960 | 1964
7 | Kwaku Boateng[1]
| 1 May 1964 | 24 February 1966
8 | Modjaben Dowuona | 1966 | 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government
9 | William Ofori Atta
| 1969 | 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party
10 | R. R. Amponsah
| 1971 | 13 January 1972
11 | Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Nkegbe
(Education, Culture and Sport) | 1972 | 1973 | National Redemption Council | Military government
12 | Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante
(Education, Culture and Sport) | 1974 | 1976
13 | E. Owusu-Fordwouh
(Education, Culture and Sport) | 1976 | 1978 | Supreme Military Council
14 | E. Evans Anfom
(Commissioner for Education and Culture) | 1979 | 24 September 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
15 | Kwamena Ocran | 1980 |  | Limann government | People's National Party
16 | Francis Kwame Buah | 1980 | 31 December 1981
17 | Christina Ama Ataa Aidoo | 1982 | 1983 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government
18 | V. C. Dadson | 1983 |
19 | Joyce Aryee | 1985 | 1987
20 | Mohammed Ben Abdallah | 1987 |
21 | K. B. Asante | 1988 | 1990
22 | Mary Grant | 1991 | 1992
23 | Alex Ababio | 1992 |
24 | Harry Sawyerr | 1993 | 1997 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress
25 | Esi Sutherland-Addy | 1997 |
26 | Christina Amoako-Nuamah | 1997  | 1998
27 | Ekwow Spio-Garbrah |  | 7 January 2001
28 | Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi[2] | 2001 | 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party
29 | Kwadwo Baah Wiredu[3] | 2003 | 2005
30 | Yaw Osafo-Maafo[4] | 1 February 2005 | 2006
31 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah[5] | 28 April 2006 | 2007
32 | Dominic Fobih | 1 August 2007 | 7 January 2009
33 | Alex Tettey-Enyo (MP) | 2009 | 2011 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress
34 | Betty Mould-Iddrisu[6] | 4 January 2011 | 2012
35 | Lee Ocran | 2012 | 24 October 2012
| 24 October 2012 | 7 January 2013 | Mahama government
36 | Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang | February 2013 | 6 January 2017
37 | Matthew Opoku Prempeh[7] | 28 January 2017 | incumbent | Akufo-Addo government | New Patriotic Party

## See also

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* Ministry of Education (Ghana)

## References

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1. ^ "Article Preview". New York Times. New York Times Archives. 2 May 1964. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
2. ^ "President Kufuor swears 10 more ministers". General News. Ghana Home Page. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
3. ^ "Government names new Cabinet". General News. Ghana Home Page. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
4. ^ "Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office". General news. Ghana Home Page. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
5. ^ "Kufuor restructures ministerial team". General news. Ghana Home Page. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
6. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: Zita dropped, Betty for education". General news. Ghana Home Page. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
7. ^ "Nana Addo swears in 12 ministers". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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