See list of President Mahama’s 42 full ministerial nominees, made up of 7 women, 24 MPs

President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday nominated 17 additional ministers for the consideration of Parliament for appointment as ministers in his administration.

The list of 17 is made up of three regional ministers which brings the total number of regional ministerial nominees to 16.

President Mahama has committed to maintaining a lean government with only 60 ministers, even as thousands of hopeful candidates have submitted their CVs for consideration.

The nominations announced on Tuesday bring the total number of ministerial nominees by President Mahama to 42 as of now. 

He has not nominated any deputy ministers as of now.

The list of 42 includes: seven women. Five of the seven women are Members of Parliament.

The total number of members of Parliament on the list is 24.

The 1992 Constitution States that the Majority of ministerial appointments shall be from Parliament.

Reduction of Ministries from 29 to 23 in Civil Service restructuring

President Mahama two days after taking office, on January 9, 2025, announced a reduction in the number of government ministries, cutting them from 29 to 23, as part of an administrative restructuring initiative aimed at enhancing efficiency and streamlining government operations.

The re-organisation was formalised through the Civil Service (Ministries) Instrument, 2025 (E.I. 1), signed by President Mahama on January 9, 2025.

The Executive Instrument outlined the newly established ministries and revoked the previous arrangement under the Civil Service (Ministries) Instrument, 2021 (E.I. 12).

The instrument was made in exercise of the power conferred on the President under section 11(3) of the Civil Service Act, 1993 (P.N.D.C.L. 327).

3 ministers of state for new responsibilities

President Mahama per the list announced on Tuesday has introduced three new responsibilities by nominating three ministers for Special Initiatives, Government Communications and Climate Change and Sustainability

President Mahama in the new arrangement revoked the following ministries including Information. 

• Information
• National Security 
• Parliamentary Affairs 
• Railway Development 
• Sanitation and Water Resources 
• Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs [Has been added to Local Government]
• Public Enterprises

Per the list of nominees announced on Tuesday, President Mahama named Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum (MP) as a Minister of State in Charge of Special Initiatives, Felix Kwakye Ofosu (MP) in charge of Government Communications and Issifu Seidu (MP) as a Minister of State in charge of Climate Change and Sustainability.

See list of President Mahama’s 42 ministerial nominees as of now, made up of 7 women and 24 MPs

Third batch of nominations

1. Dr Edward Omane Boamah – Defence

2. Samuel Nartey George (MP) – Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations

3. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah (MP) – Lands and Natural Resources

4. Kofi Iddie Adams (MP) – Sports and Recreation

5. Abdul-Rashid H. Pelpuo (MP) – Labour, Jobs and Employment

6. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh (MP) – Health

7. Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed (MP) – Environment, Science and Technology

8. Joseph Bukari Nikpe (MP) - Transport

9. Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak (MP) – Interior

10. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (MP) – Foreign Affairs

11. Adjei Kenneth Gilbert – Works, Housing and Water Resources

12. Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum (MP) – Minister of State in Charge of Special Initiatives

13. Felix Kwakye Ofosu (MP) – Government Communications

14. Issifu Seidu (MP) – Minister of State, Climate Change and Sustainability

    Second batch of nominations
    
    

15. Kwame Governs Agbodza (MP) – Roads and Highways

16. Eric Opoku (MP) – Food and Agriculture

17. Agnes Naa Momo Lartey (MP) – Gender, Children and Social Protection

18. Abla Dzifa Gomashie (MP) – Tourism Culture and Creative Arts

19. Emelia Arthur (MP) – Fisheries and Aquaculture

20. George Opare-Addo – Youth and Empowerment 

21. Haruna Iddrisu (MP) - Education

22. Ahmed Ibrahim (MP) – Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs

23. Elizabeth Ofosu Adjare (MP) – Trade, Agribusiness and Industry

    First batch 
    
    

24. Dr Cassiel Ato Forson (MP) – Finance

25. John Abdulai Jinapor (MP) – Energy and Green Transition

26. Dominic Akuritinga Ayine (MP) – Attorney-General and Minister of Justice

    Regional Ministers
    
    

27. Puozuing Charles Lwanga – Upper West

28. Joseph Addae Akwaboa – Bono

29. Francis Owusu Antwi – Bono East

30. Wilbert Petty Brentum – Western North

31. Eduamoah Ekow Panyin Okyere – Central

32. Joseph Nelson – Western

33. Ali Adolf John – Northern

34. John Kwadwo Gyapong – Oti

35. James Gunu – Volta

36. Mrs Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey – Eastern

37. Ibrahim Tia – North East

38. Dr Frank Amoakohene – Ashanti

39. Akamugri Donatus Atanga – Upper East

40. Charity Gardiner – Ahafo

41. Salisu Be-Awuribe – Savannah

42. Linda Ocloo (MP) – Greater Accra

In the new arrangement, President Mahama has created a new ministry for Youth Development and Empowerment. 

This has been done by removing Youth from Sports, and making it stand alone as Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment.

Sports has a new name with Recreation added to it - Ministry of Sports and Recreation.

Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs has been added to Local Government - Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs.

President Mahama has also highlighted Green Transition and added it to the name of Energy - Ministry of Energy and Green Transition.

Innovation has also been removed from Environment, Science, and Technology and added to the Ministry of Communications with the new name, Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations.

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