Minister for the Interior (Ghana)


The Minister for the Interior is the Ghanaian government official responsible for the Ministry of Interior. He is thus responsible for internal security and law and order in Ghana. The most recent person in this position is Hon.Ambrose Dery. The position has also been known as Minister for Internal Affairs in the past.

List of ministers

The first Ghanaian to head this ministry was Ebenezer Ako-Adjei. He was also one of The Big Six instrumental in Ghana attaining its independence from the United Kingdom.
NumberMinisterTook officeLeft officeGovernmentParty
1Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Mar 1957Nov 1957Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
2Krobo Edusei Nov 1957Oct 1959Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
3Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah Oct 1959Oct 1961Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
4Kwaku Boateng Oct 1961May 1964Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
5Lawrence Rosario Abavana May 1964Jun 1965Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
6Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah Jun 1965Feb 1966Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
7Anthony DekuFeb 1966Mar 1969National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
8John Willie Kofi HarlleyMar 1969Aug 1969National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
9Simon Diedong Dombo Sep 1969Feb 1971Busia governmentProgress Party
10Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade Feb 1971Jan 1972Busia governmentProgress Party
11J. H. CobbinaJan 1972Sep 1974National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
12Ernest AkoSep 1974Oct 1975National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
12Ernest AkoOct 1975Jul 1978Supreme Military CouncilMilitary government
13Benjamin Samuel Kofi KwakyeJul 1978Jun 1979Supreme Military CouncilMilitary government
14Ben ForjoeJun 1979Aug 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary CouncilMilitary government
15W. C. Ekow DanielsAug 1979Sep 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary CouncilMilitary government
15W. C. Ekow DanielsSep 1979Sep 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
16Kwame Sanaa-Poku JantuahSep 1981Dec 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
17Johnny F. S. HansenJan 1982Apr 1982Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
18J. M. EwaApr 1982Dec 1982Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
19Kofi DjinDec 1982Nov 1985Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
20Winston Mensa-WoodNov 1985Oct 1987Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
21Nii Okaidja AdamafioOct 1987May 1991Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
22Nana Akuoko SarpongMay 1991Mar 1992Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
23Emmanuel Osei-OwusuMar 1992Jan 1993Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
23Emmanuel Osei-OwusuJan 1993Oct 1996Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
24Mahama IddrisuNov 1996Feb 1997Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
25Nii Okaidja AdamafioFeb 1997Jan 2001Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
26Malik Al-Hassan YakubuFeb 2001Mar 2002Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
Kwame Addo-Kufuor Apr 2002Apr 2003Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
27Hackman Owusu-Agyeman Apr 2003Feb 2005Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
28Papa Owusu-Ankomah Feb 2005May 2006Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
29Albert Kan Dapaah May 2006Aug 2007Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
30Kwamena Bartels Aug 2007May 2008Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
31Kwame Addo-Kufuor Jun 2008Jan 2009Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
32Cletus Avoka Feb 2009Feb 2010Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
33Martin AmiduFeb 2010Jan 2011Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
34Benjamin Kunbuor Jan 2011Feb 2012Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
35William Kwasi AboahApr 2012Jul 2012Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
35William Kwasi AboahJul 2012Jan 2013Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
36Kwesi AhwoiFeb 2013Jul 2014Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
37Mark Owen Woyongo Jul 20146 January 2017Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
38Ambrose Dery28 January 2017incumbentAkufo-Addo governmentNew Patriotic Party