Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started from 21 March 1952 until independence. His first independent government took office on 6 March 1957. From 1 July 1960, Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana.

In February 1966, his government was overthrown by the National Liberation Council military coup.

Nkrumah's independence government (1960 – 1966)

Portfolio Minister Time frame NotesPrime Minister Kwame Nkrumah 6 March 1957 – 1 July 1960 Minister for Foreign Affairs Kwame Nkrumah 6 March 1957 – 1958 Kojo Botsio 1958 – 1959 Ebenezer Ako-Adjei 1959 – 1960 Minister for Defence Charles Arden-Clarke 1957 – 1958 Stephen Allen Dzirasa 1958 – 1959 Kwame Nkrumah 1959 – 1960 Minister for Interior Ebenezer Ako-Adjei 6 March 1957 – 1958 Krobo Edusei 1958 – 1958 Kwame Nkrumah 1958 – 1958 A. E. Inkumsah 1959 – 1960 Minister for Finance Komla Agbeli Gbedemah 1954 – May 1961 Attorney General of Ghana G. M. Paterson March 1957 – August 1957 Geoffrey Bing 7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961 Minister for Health J. H. Allassani 6 March 1957 – ? Minister for Local Government A.E.A. Ofori Atta 6 March 1957 – ? Minister for Education John Bogolo Erzuah 6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957 C. T. Nylander 22 May 1957 – 1958 Minister for Education and Information Kofi Baako August 1957 – 1959 Minister for Agriculture Boahene Yeboah-Afari 6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957 Minister for Housing A. E. Inkumsah 6 March 1957 – ? Minister for Trade and Labour(later Minister for Commerce and Industry) Kojo Botsio 6 March 1957 – 1958 Minister for Communications Archie Casely-Hayford 6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957 Minister for Works N. A. Welbeck 6 March 1957 – 22 May 1957 Emmanuel Kobla Bensah 22 May 1957 – 1960 Minister for Labour, Co-operatives and Social Welfare(created in May 1957) Francis Yao Asare 22 May 1957 – ? Volta Regional Minister C. H. Chapman November 1957 – June 1959 Ferdinand Goka June 1959 – June 1960 Resident Minister in Guinea N. A. Welbeck 1958 – February 1959 Minister without Portfolio L. R. Abavana 6 March 1957 – ? Minister without Portfolio Krobo Edusei 6 March 1957 – 1958 Minister without Portfolio Kofi Baako 22 May 1957 – 1958 Minister without Portfolio N. A. Welbeck 22 May1957 – ? Minister without Portfolio John Bogolo Erzuah 22 May1957 – ? Minister without Portfolio Archie Casely-Hayford 22 May1957 – ? Minister without Portfolio Boahene Yeboah-Afari 22 May1957 – ?

Nkrumah's republican government (1960 – 1966) Ghana became a republic on 1 July 1960. A referendum in February 1964 on Ghana becoming a one-party state resulted in a landslide victory for the Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP government. There were hardly any votes against the one-party state in all the regions. A year later in June 1965, all 198 candidates of the CPP for parliament were elected unopposed. In February 1965, Nkrumah reshuffled made a big change to his government. Twelve new ministers were appointed and many others changed portfolios.

Portfolio Minister Time frame NotesPresident Kwame Nkrumah 1 July 1960 – 24 February 1966 Minister for Foreign Affairs Imoru Egala 1960 – 1961 Ebenezer Ako-Adjei 1961 – 1962 Kwame Nkrumah 1962 – 1963 Kojo Botsio 1963 – 1965 Alex Quaison-Sackey 1965 – 1966 Minister for Defence Charles de Graft Dickson 1960 – 1961 Kofi Baako September 1961 – 24 February 1966 Minister for Interior A. E. Inkumsah 1960 – 1961 Kwaku Boateng(Interior and Local Government) 1961 – 1964 L. R. Abavana 1964 – 1965 A. E. Inkumsah 1 February 1965 – 1965 L. R. Abavana 1965 – 1966 Minister for Finance Komla Agbeli Gbedemah 1954 – May 1961 Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka(Minister for Finance and Trade) 8 May 1961 – February 1964 Kwame Nkrumah February 1964 – ? Kwesi Amoako-Atta 1965 – 1966 Attorney General and Minister for Justice Geoffrey BingA. E. A. Ofori-Atta 7 August 1957 – 29 August 1961 – 1965 George Commey Mills-Odoi 30 September 1961 – 29 August 1962 B. E. Kwaw-Swanzy 1962 – February 1966 Minister for Health L. R. Abavana 1960 – 1961 Komla Agbeli Gbedemah June 1961 – ? A. E. Inkumsah – 1963 L. R. Abavana 1963 – 1964 Joseph Kodzo Osei Owusu Afriyie Minister for Local Government A.E.A. Ofori Atta 6 March 1957 – ? Mumuni Bawumia(Municipal and Local Councils) 1 February 1965 – ? Minister for Education and Social Welfare Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond Kwaku Boateng(Science and Higher Education) 1964 – February 1966 Minister for Social Welfare P. K. K. Quaidoo Osei Owusu Afriyie(Labour and Social Welfare) & 1965 Susanna Al-Hassan(Social Welfare and Community Development) 1 February 1965 – ? First female Ghanaian minister Minister for Labour K. Amoa-Awuah 1 February 1965 – ? Minister for Agriculture Francis Yao Asare 1960 Kojo Botsio 1960 – 1962 L. R. Abavana 1962 Krobo Edusei(Food and Agriculture) 1963 – 1965 F. A. Jantuah 1965 – 1966 Minister for Works and Housing E. K. Bensah 22 May 1957 – Minister for Works E. K. Bensah(Minister for Works and Communications) 1963 – 1965 Minister for Housing F. E. Techie-Menson 1 February 1965 – ? Minister for Construction and Communication E. K. Bensah Minister for Trade Ferdinand Goka 1 July 1960 – 8 May 1961 L. R. Abavana June 1961 – ? A. Y. K. Djin Minister for Overseas Trade Osei Owusu Afriyie 1965 Kwesi Armah 1965 – 24 February 1966 Minister for Industries Krobo Edusei Imoru Egala – 1965 Minister for Transport and Communications Krobo Edusei ? – ? A. J. Dowuona-Hammond – Minister for Information Kwaku Boateng ? – ? Tawia Adamafio(Minister for Information and Broadcasting) 1960 – 1962 L. R. Abavana(Minister for Information and Broadcasting) Imoru Egala 1962 – 1965 Minister for Information and Party Propaganda N. A. Welbeck 1 February 1965 –? Minister for Lands A. K. Puplampu 1 February 1965 – February 1966 Minister for Mines and Mineral Resources L. R. Abavana(Minister for Mines) February 1965 – June 1965 K. O. Thompson June 1965 – February 1966 Minister for Art and Culture J. Benibengor-BlayAfrica Who's Who, London: Africa Journal for Africa Books Ltd, 1981, p. 230. 1 February 1965 – 1966 Minister for Co-operatives S. A. Kwaku Bonsu 1 February 1965 – 1965 Minister for Food and Nutrition Joseph Kodzo 1 February 1965 – ? Hans Kofi Boni Minister for Fuel and Power E. I. Preko 1 February 1965 – ? Minister for Parks and Gardens E. Nee Ocansey 1 February 1965 – ? Minister for Pensions and National Insurance A. K. Onwona-Agyeman 1 February 1965 – ? Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Kofi Baako Minister for Presidential Affairs Tawia Adamafio 1961 – ? Minister resident in Guinea Stephen Allen Dzirasa July 1960 – 1962 Kweku Budu-Acquah D. K. Kulevome ? – ? Regional Commissioners Ashanti Regional Commissioner Charles de Graft Dickson (MP) 1957 – DEc 1959 R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP) Dec 1959 – July 1960 Osei Owusu Afriyie (MP) 1960 – 1961 R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP) Nov 1961 – Oct 1963 Stephen Willie Yeboah (MP) Oct 1963 – 1965 R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP) 1965 – Feb 1966 Brong Ahafo Regional Commissioner Stephen Willie Yeboah (MP) Jun 1959 – Oct 1963 R. O. Amoako-Atta (MP) 1963 – 1965 Central Regional Commissioner J. E. Hagan Eastern Regional Commissioner Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe 1957 – 1965 J. E. Hagan (MP) 1965 – 1966 Greater Accra Regional Commissioner Paul Teiko Tagoe ? – ? Northern Regional Commissioner Emmanuel Adama Mahama Upper Regional Commissioner Ayeebo Asumda Volta Regional Commissioner Francis Yao Asare Hans Kofi Boni 1961 — 1965 Joseph Kodzo Western Regional Commissioner John Arthur

See also Convention People's Party

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External links Picture: 1957 Govt. of Ghana