Kufuor Government - List of Ministers of State (2005-2009)

List of Ministers of State (2005-2009)

Portfolio	Minister	Time frame	Notes
President	John Kufuor	January 2001 – January 2009
Vice President	Aliu Mahama	January 2001 – January 2009
Minister for Foreign Affairs later Minister for Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Akwasi Osei-Agyei	Apr 2003 – Jul 2007 Jul 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Interior	Papa Owusu Ankomah Albert Kan Dapaah Kwamena Bartels Kwame Addo-Kufuor	2005 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – 2008 2008 – January 2009
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning	Kwadwo Baah Wiredu Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei	2005 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Defence	Dr. Kwame Addo-Kufuor Albert Kan Dapaah	2001 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for National Security	Francis Poku	2006 – January 2009	New portfolio
Attorney General and Minister for Justice	J. Ayikoi Otoo Joe Ghartey Ambrose Dery	2005 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Health	Major Courage Quashigah (rtd)	2005 – January 2009
Minister for Education and Sports later Minister for Education, Science and Sports	Yaw Osafo-Maafo Papa Owusu Ankomah Dominic Fobi	2005 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Food and Agriculture	Ernest Akubuor Debrah	2005 – January 2009
Minister for Fisheries	Gladys Asmah	2005 – January 2009
Minister for Trade and Industry (later) Minister for Trade and Industry, Private Sector Development and President's Special Initiative	Alan Kyeremanteng Joe Baidoo Ansah Papa Owusu Ankomah	2003 – 2007 2007 – 2008 2008 – January 2009
Minister for Private Sector Development & President's Special Initiative	Kwamena Bartels	2005 – 2006	Ministry merged with Trade and Industry
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development later Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Environment	Charles Bimpong Bintim Stephen Asamoah-Boateng Kwadwo Adjei-Darko	2005 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Information later Minister for Information and National Orientation	Daniel Kwaku Botwe Kwamena Bartels Oboshie Sai-Cofie	2005 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Tourism and Modernisation of the Capital City later Minister for Tourism and Diasporean Relations	Jake Obetsebi Lamptey Stephen Asamoah-Boateng	2003 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Works and Housing later Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing	Hackman Owusu-Agyeman Boniface Abubakar Saddique	2005 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Public Sector Reform	Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom Samuel Owusu-Agyei	2005 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Communication	Albert Kan Dapaah Prof. Mike Oquaye Dr. Ben Aggrey Ntim	2005 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Roads and Highways	Richard Winfred Anane vacant Godfred T. Bonyon	2005 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – January 2009	Resigned after adverse findings against him by the CHRAJ.
Minister for Ports, Harbours and Railways	Prof.Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi	2001 – January 2009
Minister for Aviation	Gloria Akuffo	2006 – January 2009	Newly created ministry
Minister for Energy	Prof. Mike Oquaye Joseph Kofi Adda Felix Owusu-Adjapong	2005 – 2006 2006 – 2008 2008 – January 2009
Minister for Lands, Forestry and Mines	Prof. Dominic Fobih Esther Obeng Dapaah	2003 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister for Environment and Science	Christine Churcher	2005 – 2006
Minister for Regional Co-Operation and NEPAD	Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku	2003 – 2006
Minister for Women and Children's Affairs	Hajia Alima Mahama	2005 – January 2009
Minister for Manpower Development and Employment now Ministry for Manpower, Youth and Employment	Joseph Kofi Adda Boniface Abubakar Saddique Nana Akomea	2005 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Minister of State for Culture and Chieftaincy	Sampson Kwaku Boafo	2006 – January 2009	New portfolio
Minister for Presidential Affairs	Kwadwo Mpiani	2005 – January 2009
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs	Felix Owusu-Adjapong Abraham Ossei Aidooh	2001 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Senior Minister	Joseph Henry Mensah	2005 – 2006
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Region	Sampson Kwaku Boafo Emmanuel A. Owusu-Ansah	2005 – 2006 2006 – January 2009
Brong Ahafo Region	Nana Kwadwo Seinti Ignatius Baffour Awuah	2005 – 2006 2006 – January 2009
Central Region	Isaac E. Edumadze Nana Ato Arthur	2005 – 2006 2006 – January 2009
Eastern Region	Yaw Barimah Kwadwo Afram Asiedu	2005 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Greater Accra Region	Shiekh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye	2005 – January 2009
Northern Region	Boniface Abubakar Saddique Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris	2005 – 2006 2006 – January 2009
Upper East Region	Boniface Agambila Alhassan Samari	2005 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Upper West Region	Ambrose Dery George Hikah Benson	2005 – 2007 2007 – January 2009
Volta Region	Kofi Dzamesi	2005 – January 2009
Western Region	Joseph Boahen Aidoo Evans A. Amoah	2005 – 2006 2006 – January 2009

There was a cabinet reshuffle on 28 April 2006.
There was a second cabinet reshuffle to release ministers with presidential ambitions in July 2007.

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