Ghana

Political office-holders

Our database contains 1,316 politicians connected with Ghana.

Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Ghana-3-
Vice President1--
Vice President of the Republic of Ghana-12
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Council of State--1
Deputy Minister for Lands-1-
Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture of Ghana--1
Minister for Communications-31
Minister for Defence-7-
Minister for Employment and Labour Relations--1
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning-5-
Minister for Fisheries--1
Minister for Food and Agriculture151
Minister for Foreign Affairs161
Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection151
Minister for Health of Ghana-74
Minister for Information-81
Minister for Lands-21
Minister for Local Government-62
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs--1
Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources-1-
Minister for the Interior of Ghana-73
Minister for Trade and Industry-5-
Minister for Transport and Telecommunications-41
Minister for Youth and Sports-121
Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs--1
Minister of Communications, Digital Technology, & Innovations1--
Minister of Education167
Minister of Energy & Green Transition1--
Minister of Energy and Petroleum-21
Minister of Environment, Science, &Technology1--
Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation-21
Minister of Finance1--
Minister of Fisheries & Aquaculture Development1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Interior1--
Minister of Justice & Attorney General1--
Minister of Justice of Ghana-62
Minister of Labor, Jobs, & Employment1--
Minister of Lands & Natural Resources1--
Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, & Religious Affairs1--
Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation-1-
Minister of National Security of Ghana--1
Minister of Public Enterprises--1
Minister of Railway Development--1
Minister of Roads and Highways1-1
Minister of State for Finance--1
Minister of State for Works and Housing--1
Minister of Tourism of Ghana-31
Minister of Tourism, Culture, & Creative Arts1--
Minister of Trade, Agribusiness, & Industry1--
Minister of Transportation1--
Minister of Works and Housing--1
Minister of Works, Housing, & Water Resources1--
Minister of Youth Development & Empowerment1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Parliament--407
Member of the 1st Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana--4
Member of the 2nd Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana--1
Member of the 3rd Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana-2-
Member of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana-2041
Member of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana-215-
Member of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana-37238
Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana-3271
Member of the Parliament of Ghana-519
Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana-41
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Attorney General of Ghana-63
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana-331
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service--6
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Bank of Ghana1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Angola to Ghana-21
ambassador of Denmark to Ghana--1
ambassador of France to Ghana-3-
ambassador of Ghana-12
ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria--1
ambassador of Japan to Ghana-31
ambassador of Norway to Ghana--1
ambassador of Palestine to Ghana-21
ambassador of Spain to Ghana-61
ambassador of Zimbabwe to Ghana--1
Ambassador to the US1--
Apostolic nuncio in Ghana-32
Ghanaian ambassadors Canada-11
High Commissioner of Mozambique to Ghana-11
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Ghana-41
High Commissioner to Canada1--
Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations-22
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--
United States Ambassador to Ghana-11

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both of political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not.

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