President Mahama cuts ministries from 30 to 23: Check full list

President John Dramani Mahama has rebuilt his administration’s ministries, diminishing their number from 30 to 23. This choice was taken through an Executive Instrument (E.I.) endorsed on Thursday, 9 January 2025.

This move lines up with his mission vow to lay out a lean government with just 60 ministers.
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The E.I. issued under Segment 11(3) of the Civil Service Act, Act, 1993 (P.N.D.C.L. 327), presented outstanding changes, including the division of the Ministry of Youth and Sports into the Ministry of Sports and Recreation and the Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment. Additionally, the Local Government Ministry has been merged with the Chieftaincy Ministry.

Full List of Ministries in the Mahama Administration:

Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Health
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Energy and Green Transition
Ministry of Roads and Highways
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Sports and Recreation
Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations
Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
Ministry of Youth Development and Empowerment
Ministry of Works, Housing and Water Resources
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection
Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts
Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture
Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness and Industry

Meanwhile, President Mahama has already nominated three ministerial candidates: Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson for Finance, John Abdulai Jinapor for Energy, and Dominic Akuritinga Ayini for Attorney-General and Minister of Justice.