Nkrumah government


Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was the first Prime Minister and first President of Ghana. Nkrumah had run governments under the supervision of the British government through Charles Arden-Clarke, the Governor-General. His first government under colonial rule started from 21 March 1952 until independence. His first independent government took office on 6 March 1957. From 1 July 1960, Ghana became a republic and Nkrumah became the first president of Ghana.
In February 1966 his government was overthrown by the National Liberation Council military coup.

Nkrumah's first independence government (1957 – 1960)

PortfolioMinisterTime frameNotes
Prime MinisterKwame Nkrumah6 March 1957 - 1 July 1960
Minister for Foreign AffairsKwame Nkrumah6 March 1957 - 1958
Minister for Foreign AffairsKojo Botsio1958 - 1959
Minister for Foreign AffairsEbenezer Ako-Adjei1959 - 1960
Minister for DefenceCharles Arden-Clarke1957 - 1958
Minister for DefenceStephen Allen Dzirasa1958 - 1959
Minister for DefenceKwame Nkrumah1959 - 1960
Minister for InteriorEbenezer Ako-Adjei6 March 1957 - 1958
Minister for InteriorKrobo Edusei1958 - 1958
Minister for InteriorKwame Nkrumah1958 - 1958
Minister for InteriorAshford Emmanuel Inkumsah1959 - 1960
Minister for FinanceKomla Agbeli Gbedemah1954 - May 1961
Attorney General of GhanaG. M. PatersonMarch 1957 - August 1957
Attorney General of GhanaGeoffrey Bing7 August 1957 - 29 August 1961
Minister for HealthJ. H. Allassani6 March 1957 - ?
Minister for Local GovernmentA.E.A. Ofori Atta6 March 1957 - ?
Minister for EducationJohn Bogolo Erzuah6 March 1957 - 22 May 1957
Minister for EducationC. T. Nylander22 May 1957 - 1958
Minister for Education and InformationKofi BaakoAugust 1957 - 1959
Minister for AgricultureBoahene Yeboah-Afari6 March 1957 - 22 May 1957
Minister for HousingAshford Emmanuel Inkumsah6 March 1957 - ?
Minister for Trade and Labour
'		Kojo Botsio6 March 1957 - 1958
Minister for CommunicationsArchie Casely-Hayford6 March 1957 - 22 May 1957
Minister for WorksNathaniel Azarco Welbeck6 March 1957 - 22 May 1957
Minister for WorksEmmanuel Kobla Bensah22 May 1957 - ?
Minister for Labour, Co-operatives and Social Welfare
'		Francis Yao Asare22 May 1957 - ?
Volta Regional MinisterFerdinand GokaJune 1959 - June 1960
Minister without PortfolioLawrence Rosario Abavana6 March 1957 - ?
Minister without PortfolioKrobo Edusei6 March 1957 - 1958
Minister without PortfolioKofi Baako22 May 1957 - 1958
Minister without PortfolioNathaniel Azarco Welbeck22 May1957 - ?
Minister without PortfolioJohn Bogolo Erzuah22 May1957 - ?
Minister without PortfolioArchie Casely-Hayford22 May1957 - ?
Minister without PortfolioBoahene Yeboah-Afari22 May1957 - ?

Nkrumah's republican government (1960 – 1966)

Ghana became a republic on 1 July 1960. A referendum in February 1964 on Ghana becoming a one-party state resulted in a landslide victory for the Kwame Nkrumah and the CPP government. There were hardly any votes against the one-party state in all the regions. A year later in June 1965, all 198 candidates of the CPP for parliament were elected unopposed. In February 1965, Nkrumah reshuffled made a big change to his government. Twelve new ministers were appointed and many others changed portfolios.