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.Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
1 | Geoffrey Bing | 7 August 1957 | 29 August 1961 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
2 | George Commey Mills-Odoi | 30 September 1961 | 1962 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
3 | Bashiru Kwaw-Swanzy | 1962 | 24 February 1966 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
4 | Victor Owusu | 1966 | April 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
5 | Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade | April 1969 | September 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
5 | Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade | 14 September 1969 | January 1971 | Busia government | Progress Party |
6 | Victor Owusu | January 1971 | 12 January 1972 | Busia government | Progress Party |
7 | Edward Nathaniel Moore | 13 January 1972 | 8 October 1975 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
8 | Dr. Gustav Koranteng-Addow | 9 October 1975 | January 1979 | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
9 | Austin N. E. Amissah | 1 January 1979 | 23 September 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | Military government |
10 | Joe Reindorf | 24 September 1979 | August 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
11 | A. L. Djabatey | 1 October 1981 | 31 December 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
12 | G. E. K. Aikins | 25 June 1982 | 1988 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
13 | A. O. Tanoh | 14 December 1988 | 1 April 1993 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
14 | Anthony Forson | 1 March 1993 | 30 October 1993 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
15 | Obed Asamoah | November 1993 | May 1997 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
16 | Obed Asamoah | May 1997 | 6 January 2001 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
17 | Nana Akufo-Addo | 1 February 2001 | 24 April 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
18 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah | 1 April 2003 | 2005 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
19 | J. Ayikoi Otoo | 1 February 2005 | 2006 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
20 | Joe Ghartey | 16 June 2006 | 7 January 2009 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
21 | Betty Mould-Iddrisu ' | 2009 | 2011 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
22 | Martin Amidu | 4 January 2011 | 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
23 | Benjamin Kunbuor | 25 January 2012 | 24 October 2012 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
23 | Benjamin Kunbuor | 24 October 2012 | 7 January 2013 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
24 | Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong | February 2013 | 7 January 2017 | Mahama government | National Democratic Congress |
25 | Gloria Akuffo | February 2017 | incumbent'' | Akuffo Addo government | New Patriotic Party |