The Minister for Youth and Sports in Ghana heads the Ministry of Youth and Sports. This role has been combined with the heading of other ministries in the past. Under the NRC and SMC military governments, it was headed by a Commissioner for Education, Culture and Sports. Under the Limann government, the head was the Minister for Culture and Sport. During the era of the PNDC military government, the head was designated the Secretary for Youth and Sports. During the Kufuor government period, the designations have included Minister for Education, Youth and Sports, Minister for Education and Sports and Minister for Education, Science and Sports. Following Ghana attaining a Republican status in 1960, President Kwame Nkrumah appointed Ohene Djan Director of Sports of the Central Organisation of Sports (COS). This position was of ministerial status. Colonel I. K. Acheampong who was Head of state of Ghana and Chairman of the ruling SMC also doubled as Commissioner for Sports until 1978. During this period, he appointed Lt. Colonel Simpe-Asante as the Special Assistant to the Commissioner for Sports.
List of ministers
Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party 1 Ohene Djan(Director of Sports) 1960 1966 Nkrumah government Convention People's Party 2 Sebastian Kwaku OponMinister for Education, Culture and Sports 1969 ? Busia government Progress Party 3 Oheneba Kow Aduako RichardsonMinister for Education, Culture and Sports ? January 1972 4 Lt-Colonel Paul Nkegbe(Commissioner for Education, Culture and Sports) January 1972 1973 National Redemption Council Military government 5 Colonel E. O. Nyante(Commissioner for Education, Youth and Culture) 1974 October 1975 6 Colonel Kutu Acheampong October 1975 July 1978 Supreme Military Council 7 E. R. K. Dwemoh 1978 January 1979 8 Kofi Badu January 1979 June 1979 June 1979 June 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council 9 Nii Anyetei Kwakwranya June 1979 September 1979 10 Thomas G. Abilla 1979 30 December 1981 Limann government People's National Party 11 Nii Anyetei Kwakwranya(Secretary for Youth and Sports) 1981 1982 Provisional National Defence Council Military government 12 Zaya Yeebo(Secretary for Youth and Sports) 1982 1983 13 Amarkai Amarteifio(Secretary for Youth and Sports) 1983 1986 14 Ato Austin(Secretary for Youth and Sports) 1986 1988 15 Kwame Saarah-Mensah(Secretary for Youth and Sports) 1988 1991 16 Arnold Quainoo(Secretary for Youth and Sports) 1991 January 1993 17 Enoch Teye Mensah (MP) February 1993 January 2001 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress 18 Mallam Isa February 2001 March 2001 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party 19 Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP) August 2001 October 2001 20 E. Osei Kweku November 2001 April 2003 21 Kwadwo Baah Wiredu (MP) April 2003 February 2005 22 Yaw Osafo-Maafo (MP) February 2005 May 2006 23 Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP) May 2006 August 2007 24 Dominic Fobih (MP) August 2007 January 2009 25 Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak (MP) February 2009 June 2009 Mills government National Democratic Congress 26 Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo (MP) July 2009 January 2010 27 Akua Sena Dansua (MP) February 2010 January 2011 28 Clement Kofi Humado (MP) February 2011 July 2012 July 2012 January 2013 Mahama government 29 Elvis Afriyie Ankrah February 2013 July 2014 30 Mahama Ayariga (MP) July 2014 March 2015 31 Mustapha Ahmed (MP) March 2015 January 2016 32 Nii Lante Vanderpuye January 2016 January 2017 33 Isaac Kwame Asiamah (MP) February 2017 January 2021 Akufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party 34 Mustapha Ussif (MP) March 2021 January 2025 35 Kofi Adams (MP)(Minister for Sports and Recreation) 7 February 2025 Incumbent Mahama government 2 National Democratic Congress
See also Ministry of Youth and Sports (Ghana)
References
External links MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS, GHANA - LIST OF MINISTERS