Ministry of Trade and Industry (Ghana) explained

Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) is a government ministry of Ghana, headquartered in Accra.^[1]

The Minister for Trade and Industry is the Ghana government official responsible for running the ministry.

The ministry is responsible for advising the government on the private sector development, trade and the industry formation within the local and the international front. it also sees to the formulation and implementation of policies as well as representing the government in the international duties and bodies like the World Trade Organization.^[2] The ministry has eight division headed by the Chief Director and have three other units that aid in the smooth running of the ministry namely- legal, Internal audit and Communications and Public Affairs.^[3]

List of Ghanaian Trade Ministers

Number	Minister	Took office	Left office	Government	Party
1	Kojo Botsio^[4] (MP)	1957	1958		Convention People's Party
2		1958	1960
3		July 1960	May 1961
4	Lawrence Rosario Abavana (MP)	May 1961	October 1961
5	R.S. Amegashie	1966	1969		Military government
6		1969	1972		Progress Party
7		1972			Military government
8	Colonel Kobina Adduah Quashie	1975	1979
9	J.L.S. Abbey (acting)	1979	1979
10		1979	1980		People's National Party
11		1980
12	K. B. Asante^[5]	1982	1986		Military government
13	Kofi Djin	1986	1992
14	Huudu Yahaya^[6]
15	John Bawa	1992	Jan 1993
16			Jan 1996		National Democratic Congress
17	John Frank Abu		Jan 2000
18	Dan Abodakpi^[7]	Jan 2000	Jan 2001
19		2001	2003		New Patriotic Party
20	Alan Kyeremanteng^[8]	2003	2007
21	Joe Baidoe-Ansah	2007	2008
22	Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP)	2008	2009
23	Hanna Tetteh^[9]	2009	2012		National Democratic Congress
		2012	2013	Mahama government
24	Haruna Iddrisu (MP)	14 February 2013	16 July 2014
25	Ekwow Spio-Garbrah^[10]	16 July 2014	6 January 2017
26	Alan John Kyerematen^[11]	28 January 2017	16 January 2023^[12]		New Patriotic Party
27	K. T. Hammond (MP)	24 March 2023^[13]	Incumbent

See also

• Ministers of the Ghanaian Government

Notes

• – Role was merged with the Ministry of Finance in October 1961

Notes and References

1. Web site: Contacts. Ministry of Trade and Industry. 2019-10-20. Ministry of Trade and Industry Administrative Office, Ministries Accra, Ghana..
2. Web site: Ministry of Trade and Industry - About The Ministry. moti.gov.gh. 2019-06-08.
3. Web site: Ministry of Trade and Industry - Organisation of the Ministry. moti.gov.gh. 2019-06-08.
4. Web site: 1957 Govt. of Ghana. Photo Archive. Ghana Home Page. 31 January 2013.
5. Web site: K.B. Asante, the patriot, diplomat and writer . www.ghanaweb.com . 2 December 2021 . 27 January 2018.
6. Clegg . Sam . Yahaya attends ILO confab . Daily Graphic . 29 November 1988 . 11830 . 16 . 2 December 2021 . Graphic Communications Group . Accra . en.
7. Web site: Panafrican News Agency. 12 January 2000. Rawlings Reshuffles Cabinet. 3 February 2021. Modern Ghana. en.
8. Web site: Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen . www.wto.org/ . World Trade Organization . 19 October 2018.
9. Web site: Hannah Tetteh (Foreign Affairs Minister) . Ghanaweb . 19 October 2018.
10. Web site: Ministerial reshuffle: Spio rejoins gov't . Ghanaweb . 19 October 2018 . 16 July 2014.
11. Web site: Nana Addo swears in 12 ministers. Ghanaweb.
12. Web site: 10 January 2023 . President Akufo-Addo Accepts Alan Kyerematen's Resignation . Presidency Republic of Ghana.
13. Web site: Daniel Kenu . Nana Konadu Agyeman . K.T. Hammond, Bryan Acheampong, Asamoah Boateng others approved as ministers . Graphic Online . Graphic Communications Group Limited . 29 March 2023 . Accra . 24 March 2023.