Nkrumah government

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Kwame Nkrumah

Government Nkrumah denotes the first government in Ghana since independence. Ghana gained independence from the United Kingdom on March 6, 1957 . The British colony of Gold Coast became independent Ghana.

With independence in 1957, Ghana was led by Kwame Nkrumah in the office of Prime Minister until the first constitution of Ghana came into force . The office was abolished with the first constitution and only existed again under Kofi Abrefa Busia during the second republic.

With the referendum in Ghana in 1960 , the constitution of 1960 came into force and the office of president was introduced. Nkrumah was a candidate of the Convention People's Party in the presidential elections in Ghana in 1960 elected the first president of Ghana.

Independence process

Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke and some important chiefs from the Northern Territories in Tamale
The Government of Ghana on March 6, 1957:
back row from left to right: JH Allassani, NA Welbeck, Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta , Ebenezer Ako Adjei , JE Jantuah, Imoro Equals
front row from left to right: A. Casely-Hayford, Kojo Botsio , Kwame Nkrumah , Komla Agbeli Gbedemah , EO Asafu-Adjaye;

Prime Minister March 5, 1952 - July 1, 1960: Kwame Nkrumah
Governor General March 6, 1957 - May 14, 1957: (Sir) Charles Noble Arden-Clarke Acting
Governor General May 14, 1957 - November 13, 1957: Kobrina Arku Korsah
Governor General 13 November 1957 - July 1, 1960: William Hare , Earl of Listowel
High Commissioner (UK): Kwame Sanaa-Poku Jantuah (1957–1959)

Foreign Minister:

Interior minister

Minister for Labor and Health

Minister for Trade and Industry

Minister for Housing ( Minister of Housing )

Finance minister

Minister of Justice

Secretary of State in the Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Trade and Employment

Minister of Public Works ( Minister of Works )

Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture

Minister for Communication (later Minister for Information?)

Minister for Local Administration

Minister of Education

Minister of Defense

Minister without Portfolio

First government of the First Republic 1960–1966

Cabinet 1960–1966

Government of Ghana 1960–1966
Ministerial office official title minister Vice Minister
president President (Osagyefo) Kwame Nkrumah
Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister of Foreign Affairs Ebenezer Ako Adjei (1960–3 September 1962) ,
Kwame Nkrumah (3 September 1962–17 March 1963) ,
Kojo Botsio (17 March 1963–12 June 1965) ,
Alex Quaison-Sackey (12 June 1965– 1966)
Minister of State for Defense Minister of State for Defense Charles de Graft-Dickson (1960–30 September 1961) ,
Kofi Baako (30 September 1961–1966)
Minister of State for the Interior Minister of State for the Interior Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah (1960–30 September 1961) ,
Kwaku Boateng (30 September 1961–1 May 1964) ,
LR Abavana (1 May 1964–24 January 1965) ,
Ashford Emmanuel Inkumsah (24 January 1965–12 June 1965) ,
LR Abavana (June 12, 1965–1966)
Minister of Finance Minister of Finance Komla Agbeli Gbedemah (1960–8 May 1961) ,
Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka
(8 May 1961–19 February 1964) ,
Kwame Nkrumah
(19 February 1964–1 May 1964) ,
Kwesi Amoako-Atta (1 May 1964)
1964–1966)
Minister of Health Minister of Health Komla Agbeli Gbedemah
(June 1961)
Minister of Agriculture Minister of Agriculture Kojo Botsio (June 1961)
Minister of Commerce Minister of Trade Lawrence Rosario Abavana
(June 1961) ,
Kwesi Armah
(1965–1966)
later:
Minister for Overseas Trade Minister of Oversea Trade
Minister for Local Administration Minister of Local Government Aaron Eugene Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta
Minister for Transport and Communication Minister of Transport and Communications Krobo Edusei
Minister for Education and Social Welfare Minister of Education and Social Welfare Alfred Jonas Dowuona-Hammond Regina Asamany
(1961–1963) ,
Suzanna al-Hassan
Minister for Public Works and Housing Minister of Works and Housing Emmanuel Kobla Bensah
Minister of State for Information Minister of State for Information Imoru Egala
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Kofi Baako
Minister of State for President's Affairs Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Tawia Adamafio
Minister-Resident in Guinea Minister resident in Guinea Stephen Allen Dzirasa

Regional commissioners 1960–1966

Regional Commissioners of Ghana (1960–1966)
region Regional Commissioner
(Regional Commissioner)
Ashanti region Osei Owusu-Afriyie
Brong Ahafo region Stephen Willie Yeboah
Central region Joseph Essilfie Hagan
Eastern region Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe
Northern region Emmanuel Adama Mahama
Upper region Ayeebo Asumda
Volta region Francis Yao Asare
Western region John Arthur

See also

literature

  • Africa South of the Sahara (London), 1 (1971) 359; 3 (1973) 383; 6 (1976) 378; 7 (1977/1978) 395f .; 8 (1978/1979) 419; 9 (1979/1980) 437; 11 (1981/1982) 458f .; 13 (1983/1984) 411; 17 (1988) 512f .; 22 (1993) 402; 24 (1995) 446; 29 (2000) 534f .; 30 (2001) 563; 34 (2005) 509f .; 35 (2006) 535
  • Leslie Rubin, Pauli Murray, The Constitution and Government of Ghana , London 1961
  • GF Sawyerr, AP Blaustein, Ghana , in: Albert P. Blaustein , Gisbert H. Flanz (Eds.) Constitutions of the Countries of the World , New York 1973
  • AKP Kludze, Ghana , in: Albert P. Blaustein, Gisbert H. Flanz (eds.), Constitutions of the Countries of the World , New York, 1984

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AE Inkumsah , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 05/1966 of January 24, 1966, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)