This is a list of the governments of Ghana. Prior to independence, Ghana was under colonial rule in various forms including direct or indirect British rule. On February 12, 1951, the first Ghanaian government or cabinet, dominated by native Ghanaians was formed in the run up to independence on March 6, 1957. since then, Ghana has had a mix of democratically elected governments as well as military ones. It has had a one party state status between 1964 and 1966 while some of the military governments have had extensive civilian involvement such as the Provisional National Defence Council governments.
| width=200 | Party | width=200 | Leader | width=150 | Title | width=100 | Start date | width=400 | Notes |
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| various | Governor of the Committee of Merchants | 23 June 1751 | Start date of earliest governor available. | ||||||
| various | Governor | 27 March 1822 | |||||||
| Crown colony under Sierra Leone | |||||||||
| various | Governor | 27 March 1843 | |||||||
| Crown colony under direct British rule | |||||||||
| various | Governor | 4 March 1874 | |||||||
| Leader of Government Business | 12 February 1951 | Nkrumah was released from prison to head this government | |||||||
| width=200 | Party | width=200 | Leader | width=150 | Title | width=100 | Start date | width=400 | Notes |
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| Nkrumah government (Convention People's Party) | March 6, 1957 | UK-style parliamentary government. First government after independence. | |||||||
| First Republic | |||||||||
| Nkrumah government (Convention People's Party) | 1 July 1960 | Started as UK-style parliamentary government and ended as one party state between 1964 and 1966. | |||||||
| 24 February 1966 coup d'état | |||||||||
| 24 February 1966 3 April 1969 | First military intervention in government | ||||||||
| Second Republic | |||||||||
| Busia government (Progress Party) | 1 October 1969 | Germany-style parliamentary government. | |||||||
| 13 January 1972 coup | |||||||||
| 13 January 1972 9 October 1975 | Gen. Acheampong was removed in a bloodless palace coup. | ||||||||
| 5 July 1978 | |||||||||
| 4 June 1979 coup | |||||||||
| 4 June 1979 | Coup / military revolt by junior ranks of the Ghana Armed Forces after a failed attempt by Rawlings on 15 May 1979 | ||||||||
| Third Republic | |||||||||
| Limann government (People's National Party) | 24 September 1979 | US-style presidential government | |||||||
| 31 December 1981 coup | |||||||||
| 31 December 1981 | Rawlings second coup | ||||||||
| Fourth Republic | |||||||||
| Rawlings government (National Democratic Congress) | 7 January 1993 | Rawlings resigned from the military to stand elections | |||||||
| Kufuor government (New Patriotic Party) | 7 January 2001 | First change of government through elections in Ghana | |||||||
| Mills government (National Democratic Congress) | President | 7 January 2009 | Died in office | ||||||
| Mahama government (National Democratic Congress) | President | 24 July 2012 | |||||||
| Akufo-Addo government(New Patriotic Party) | Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo | President | 7 January 2017 | First opposition leader to win election against a sitting president in Ghana History | |||||