The Minister for Transport in Ghana is the political head of the Ministry of Transport of Ghana. The scope of the responsibilities of this position has varied over the years. Since 2009, the Ministries of Aviation, Harbours and Railways and the Road Transport Services have been covered by one single agency, the Ministry of Transport.[1] In previous years, the position had often been known as the Minister for Transport and Communications. In 2014, the Communications section of the Ministry was merged with the Ministry of Information to form a new Ministry of Communications with its own substantive minister, the Minister for Communications.[2]
| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krobo Edusei (Minister for Transport and Communications) | Convention People's Party | ||||
| 2 | A. J. Dowuona-Hammond (MP)[3] (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 1964 | Feb 1966 | |||
| 3 | Patrick Dankwa Anin (Minister for Communications) | 1966 | 1968 | Military government | ||
| 4 | Matthew Poku (Minister for Communications) | 1966 | 1968 | |||
| 5 | Harona Esseku (MP)[4] (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 1969 | 1971 | Progress Party | ||
| 6 | Jatoe Kaleo (MP) (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 1971 | Jan 1972 | |||
| 7 | Lt. Colonel Anthony Selormey[5] (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | 1972 | 1973 | Military government | ||
| 8 | Kwame Asante[6] (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | 1973 | 1974 | |||
| 9 | Colonel Peter Kwame Agyekum (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | 1974 | Oct 1975 | |||
| 10 | Colonel David A. Iddisah (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | Oct 1975 | Supreme Military Council | |||
| 11 | Group Captain T. T. Kutin (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | |||||
| 12 | Eric R.K. Dwemoh (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | |||||
| 13 | George Harlley (Commissioner for Transport and Communications) | 1978[7] | Jun 1979 | |||
| Jun 1979[8] | Sep 1979 | |||||
| 14 | Harry Sawyerr[9] (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 1979 | Dec 1981 | |||
| 15 | Mahama Iddrisu (Secretary for Transport and Communications) | 1983 | 1986 | Military government | ||
| 16 | Kwame M. Peprah[10] (Secretary for Transport and Communications) | 1986 | 1987 | |||
| 17 | Yaw Donkor (Secretary for Transport and Communications) | 1987 | 1992 | |||
| 18 | Kwame M. Peprah (Secretary for Transport and Communications) | 1992 | Jan 1993 | |||
| 19 | Edward Salia (Minister for Transport and Communications) (Minister for Roads and Transport) | 1993 | 1997 | |||
| 1997 | Jan 2001 | |||||
| 20 | Felix Owusu-Adjapong (Minister for Transport and Communications) | 2001 | 2003 | |||
| 21 | Richard Anane (Minister for Roads, Highways and Transport) | Apr 2003[11] | Oct 2006[12] | |||
| 22 | Vacant | Oct 2006 | 2007 | |||
| 23 | Godfred T. Bonyon[13] (Minister for Roads and Highways) | Aug 2007 | Jan 2009 | |||
| 24 | Mike Hammah (MP) | 2009 | 2011 | National Democratic Congress | ||
| 25 | Collins Dauda (MP) | Jan 2011 | Jul 2012 | |||
| Jul 2012 | Jan 2013 | National Democratic Congress | ||||
| 26 | Dzifa Attivor[14] | Feb 2013 | Dec 2015 | |||
| 27 | Fiifi Kwetey[15] | Feb 2016 | Jan 2017 | |||
| 28 | Feb 2017 | Incumbent | New Patriotic Party |