The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the Ghana government official who is responsible for overseeing the country's foreign policy and international diplomacy. The foreign minister is usually one of the most senior members of Cabinet. Under military regimes in Ghana, the title; minister has been replaced with commissioner or secretary.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs since January 2017 has been Honorable Shirley Ayorkor Botchway. The ministry is at present combined with other portfolios to form the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration under the government of Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party.
List of ministers edit
Ministers of External Affairs edit
| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwame Nkrumah (MP) | 1957 | 1958 | Nkrumah government | Convention Peoples' Party |
| 2 | Kojo Botsio (MP) | 1958 | 1959 | ||
| 3 | Ako Adjei (MP) | 1959 | 1960 | ||
| 4 | Imoru Egala (MP)[1] | 1960 | 1961 |
Ministers of Foreign Affairs edit
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Foreign ministers E-K". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Mrs. Gloria Amon Nikoi was one of several senior civil servants who acted as ministers of state during the short rule of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council between 4 June 1979 and 24 September 1979.
- ^ "Full list of Ministers and Regional Ministers out". General News of Tuesday, 31 July 2007. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
- ^ "Parliament approves first batch of Ministers". General news. Ghana Home Page. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Nana Addo swears in 12 ministers". Ghanaweb. Ghanaweb. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.