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

List of ministers

Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party. 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 (MP) 1957 1959 5 Kofi Baako (MP) 1959 1960 6 A. J. Dowuona-Hammond (MP) 1960 1964 7 Kwaku Boateng 1 May 1964 24 February 1966 8 Modjaben Dowuona 1966 1969 National Liberation Council Military government 9 William Ofori Atta (MP) 1969 1971 Busia government Progress Party 10 R. R. Amponsah (MP) 1971 13 January 1972 11 Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Nkegbe(Education, Culture and Sport) 1972 1973 National Redemption Council Military government 12 Colonel E. O. 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 1993 24 Harry Sawyerr 1993 1997 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress 25 Esi Sutherland-Addy 1997 26 Christina Amoako-Nuamah19971998 27 Ekwow Spio-Garbrah 1998 7 January 2001 28 Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi (MP) 2001 2003 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party 29 Kwadwo Baah Wiredu (MP) 2003 2005 30 Yaw Osafo-Maafo (MP) 1 February 2005 2006 31 Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP) 28 April 2006 2007 32 Dominic Fobih (MP) 1 August 2007 7 January 2009 33 Alex Tettey-Enyo (MP) 2009 2011 Mills government National Democratic Congress 34 Betty Mould-Iddrisu 4 January 2011 24 January 2012 35 E. T. Mensah (MP) 24 January 2012 February 2012 36 Lee Ocran February 2012 24 October 2012 24 October 2012 7 January 2013 Mahama government 37 Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang February 2013 6 January 2017 38 Matthew Opoku Prempeh (MP) 28 January 2017 6 January 2021 Akufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party 39 Yaw Osei Adutwum (MP) 5 March 2021 6 January 2025 40 Haruna Iddrisu (MP) 22 January 2025 Incumbent Mahama 2nd government National Democratic Congress

See also Ministry of Education (Ghana)

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