The Eastern Regional Minister is the Ghana government official is responsible for overseeing the administration of the country's Eastern Region, one of sixteen administrative regions in Ghana since a referendum in 2019. The region is home to a large part of the Akan ethnic group and its capital is Koforidua.
The Regional Minister replaced the previous roles of Regional Chief Executive, Regional Commissioner and Regional Secretary.
List of Eastern Regional Ministers
Number Minister Took office Left office Government Party 1 Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe (MP) 1957 1965 Nkrumah government Convention Peoples' Party 2 Joseph Essilfie Hagan (MP) 1965 1966 3 G. A. K. Dzansi(Eastern Regional Chief Executive) 1966 1969 National Liberation Council Military government 4 Augustine Kwame Adu(Eastern Regional Chief Executive) 1969 1969 Busia government Progress Party 5 G. L. A. Djabanor(Eastern Regional Chief Executive) 1970 1972 6 Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante(Eastern Regional Commissioner) 1972 1973 National Redemption Council Military government 7 Lt. Col. George Minyila(Eastern Regional Commissioner) 1973 1975 8 Lt. Col. Kweku Adade Takyi(Eastern Regional Commissioner) 1975 October 1975 October 1975 1977 Supreme Military Council 9 Commander G. E. Osei(Eastern Regional Commissioner) 1977 1978 10 Lt. Colonel Obed Kwabena Abrefa(Eastern Regional Commissioner) 1978 June 1979 11 S. H. Annancy June 1979 September 1979 Armed Forces Revolutionary Council 12 F. K. B. Amoah 1979 Dec 1981 Limann government People's National Party 13 Fred Ohene-Kena(Eastern Regional Secretary) 1982 ? Provisional National Defence Council Military government 14 Daniel Ohene Agyekum(Eastern Regional Secretary) 1983 1986 15 Kofi Acquaah Harrison(Eastern Regional Secretary) 1986 ? 16 Emmanuel Tetteh 1996 1997 Rawlings government National Democratic Congress 17 Patience Addo 1997 ? 18 S. K. Osafo Mensah 2001 2005 Kufuor government New Patriotic Party 19 Yaw Barimah 2005 2007 20 Kwadwo Afram Asiedu 2007 January 2009 21 Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo 2009 2011 MIlls government National Democratic Congress 22 Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi 2011 2012 23 Victor Emmanuel Smith 2012 July 2012 July 2012 January 2013 Mahama government 24 Julius Debrah 2013 March 2013 25 Helen Ntoso March 2013 July 2014 26 Antwi Boasiako Sekyere July 2014 January 2017 27 Kwakye Darfour February 2017 January 2025 Akufo-Addo government New Patriotic Party28Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey30 January 2025IncumbentMahama Second TermNational Democratic Congress
See also
Ministers of the Ghanaian Government Eastern Region
References