Eastern Regional Minister Explained

The Eastern Regional Minister is the Ghana government official is responsible for overseeing the administration of the country's Eastern Region, one of sixteen administrative regions in Ghana since a referendum in 2019. The region is home to a large part of the Akan ethnic group and its capital is Koforidua.

The Regional Minister replaced the previous roles of Regional Chief Executive, Regional Commissioner and Regional Secretary.

List of Eastern Regional Ministers

Number	width=250	Minister	Took office	Left office	width=250	Government	width=200	Party
1	Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe^[1] (MP)	1957	1965		Convention Peoples' Party
2	Joseph Essilfie Hagan^[2] (MP)	1965	1966
3	G. A. K. Dzansi^[3] (Eastern Regional Chief Executive)	1966	1969		Military government
4	Augustine Kwame Adu^[4] (Eastern Regional Chief Executive)	1969	1969
5	G. L. A. Djabanor^[5] (Eastern Regional Chief Executive)	1970	1972
6	Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante^[6] (Eastern Regional Commissioner)	1972	?		Military government
7	Lt. Col. George Minyila (Eastern Regional Commissioner)	1973	1975
8	Lt. Col. Kweku Adade Takyi (Eastern Regional Commissioner)	1975	October 1975
		October 1975	1977	Supreme Military Council
9	Commander G. E. Osei (Eastern Regional Commissioner)	1977	1978
10	Lt. Colonel Obed Kwabena Abrefa^[7] (Eastern Regional Commissioner)	1978	June 1979
11	S. H. Annancy^[8]	June 1979	September 1979	Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
12	F. K. B. Amoah	1979			People's National Party
13	Fred Ohene-Kena (Eastern Regional Secretary)	1982	?		Military government
14	Daniel O. Agyekum (Eastern Regional Secretary)	?	1986
15	Kofi Acquaah Harrison (Eastern Regional Secretary)	1986	?
16	Emmanuel Tetteh	?	?		National Democratic Congress
17	Patience Addo	?	?
18	S. K. Osafo Mensah	2001	2005
19	Yaw Barimah^[9]	2005	2007
20	Kwadwo Afram Asiedu	2007	January 2009
21		2009	2011		National Democratic Congress
22	Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi	2011	2012
23		2012	July 2012
		July 2012	January 2013	Mahama government
24		2013	March 2013
25		March 2013	July 2014
26	Antwi Boasiako Sekyere	July 2014	January 2017
27	Kwakye Darfour^[10]	February 2017	Incumbent		New Patriotic Party

See also

• Ministers of the Ghanaian Government
• Eastern Region

Notes and References

1. Ghana Year Book . Ghana Year Book . 1961 . 17 . 13 February 2022 . Graphic Corporation.
2. Ghana Year Book . Daily Graphic . 20 . 1966.
3. Darfour . William . Ofori . Henry . 'Shun Corrupt Leaders' . Daily Graphic . 1 May 1969 . 5779 . 4 . Graphic Communications Group . en.
4. Aryeh . Elvis D. . Hail Opoku Ware . Daily Graphic . 19 July 2002 . 148579 . 10 . 13 February 2022 . Graphic Communications Group . en.
5. Book: Ghana. Executive Instruments. 1971. Ghana Publishing Company. en.
6. Book: Jubilee Ghana - A 50-year news journey thru' Graphic . 2006 . Graphic Communications Group Ltd . Accra, Ghana . 9988809786 . 171.
7. Regional Commissioners as at Sept. 1, 1978 . Ghana News . September 1978 . 7 . 8 . 13 . 13 February 2022 . Embassy of Ghana . Washington DC.
8. New Portfolios For Commissioners . Ghana News . July 1979 . 8 . 7 . 10 . 13 February 2022 . Embassy of Ghana . Washington.
9. Web site: Twenty-nine Ministers sworn into office . GhanaWeb . 13 February 2022 . en . 2 February 2005.
10. Web site: Parliament approves Nana Addo's regional minister nominees . Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always . 13 February 2022 . 18 February 2017.