The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources is the Minister of the government of Ghana responsible for the Ministry for land administration in the country. The configuration of the Ministry has changed over the years. For most of its existence, it has been known as the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. This made it responsible for also formulating policies and administering mining in the country. The Ministry is currently designated as the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. Areas covered by the Ministry includes oversight of the Lands Commission, Forestry Commission and the Minerals Commission. It is also responsible for the Office of the Administration of Stool Lands and the Ghana Boundary Commission among others.
List of Ministers The minister is appointed by the President of Ghana and is assisted by at least one deputy.
Number Minister Took office Left office Government PartyMinister for Lands (1st Republic) 1 A. K. Puplampu (MP) 1 February 1965 24 February 1966 Nkrumah government Convention People's PartyCommissioner for Land and Mineral Resources 2 J. V. L. Phillips 1966 1968National Liberation CouncilMilitary government3R. S. Amegashie196830 September 1969Minister for Lands, Mineral Resources, Forestry and Wildlife (2nd Republic)4R. R. Amponsah (MP)19691971Busia governmentProgress Party5T. D. Brodie Mends (MP)197113 January 1972Commissioner for Lands and Mineral Resources6Major Kwame Baah1972?National Redemption CouncilMilitary government7Major General D. C. K. Amenu?9 October 19758Group Captain T. T. Kutin9 October 1975?Supreme Military Council9Brigadier K. Osei-Boateng??10Lt. Col. Abdulai Ibrahim?197811George Benneh19783 June 19794 June 197924 September 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary Council Minister for Lands and Natural Resources (3rd Republic)12E. F. Yeboah Acheampong197931 December 1981Limann governmentPeople's National PartySecretary for Lands and Natural Resources13Kwesi Renner19831986Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government14George Adamu1986198715Kwame Peprah1987199216J. A. Dansoh19926 January 19934th RepublicMinister for Lands and Forestry17David Kwasi Amankwah (MP)19931994Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress18Kwabena Adjei (MP)1994199719Christine Amoako-Nuamah19976 January 2001Minister for Lands, Mines and Forestry20Kwaku Afriyie8 February 2001?Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party21Raphael Kasim Kasanga20021 April 200322Dominic Fobih (MP)1 April 20031 August 200723Esther Obeng Dapaah (MP)1 August 20076 January 2009Minister for Lands and Natural Resources24Collins Dauda (MP)20094 January 2011Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress25Mike Hammah (MP)4 January 201124 July 201224 July 20126 January 2013Mahama government26Inusah Fuseini (MP)30 January 201316 July 201427Nii Osah Mills16 July 20146 January 201728John Peter Amewu20172018Akufo-Addo governmentNew Patriotic Party29Kweku Asomah-Cheremeh2018202030Samuel Abu Jinapor (MP)20216 January 202531Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah (MP)30 January 2025IncumbentMahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
References
External links Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources