Attorney General of Ghana


The Attorney General of Ghana is the chief legal advisor to the Ghanaian government. He or she is also responsible for the Ministry of Justice. The Attorney General also serves as a member of the General Legal Council which regulates legal practice in Ghana.

List of ministers

The current Attorney General is Miss Gloria Akuffo. She was appointed by President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo in 2017.
NumberMinisterTook officeLeft officeGovernmentParty
1Geoffrey Bing7 August 195729 August 1961Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
2George Commey Mills-Odoi30 September 19611962Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
3Bashiru Kwaw-Swanzy196224 February 1966Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
4Victor Owusu1966April 1969National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
5Nicholas Yaw Boafo AdadeApril 1969September 1969National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
5Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade14 September 1969January 1971Busia governmentProgress Party
6Victor OwusuJanuary 197112 January 1972Busia governmentProgress Party
7Edward Nathaniel Moore13 January 19728 October 1975National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
8Dr. Gustav Koranteng-Addow9 October 1975January 1979Supreme Military CouncilMilitary government
9Austin N. E. Amissah1 January 197923 September 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary CouncilMilitary government
10Joe Reindorf24 September 1979August 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
11A. L. Djabatey1 October 198131 December 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
12G. E. K. Aikins25 June 19821988Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
13A. O. Tanoh14 December 19881 April 1993Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
14Anthony Forson1 March 199330 October 1993Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
15Obed Asamoah November 1993May 1997Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
16Obed AsamoahMay 19976 January 2001Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
17Nana Akufo-Addo1 February 200124 April 2003Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
18Papa Owusu-Ankomah1 April 20032005Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
19J. Ayikoi Otoo1 February 20052006Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
20Joe Ghartey16 June 20067 January 2009Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
21Betty Mould-Iddrisu '20092011Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
22Martin Amidu4 January 20112012Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
23Benjamin Kunbuor25 January 201224 October 2012Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
23Benjamin Kunbuor24 October 20127 January 2013Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
24Marietta Brew Appiah-OppongFebruary 20137 January 2017Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
25Gloria AkuffoFebruary 2017incumbent''Akuffo Addo governmentNew Patriotic Party