Eastern Regional Minister


The Eastern Regional Minister is the Ghana government official is responsible for overseeing the administration of the country's Eastern Region, one of sixteen administrative regions in Ghana since a referendum in 2019. The region is home to a large part of the Akan ethnic group and its capital is Koforidua.
The Regional Minister replaced the previous roles of Regional Chief Executive, Regional Commissioner and Regional Secretary.

List of Eastern Regional Ministers

NumberMinisterTook officeLeft officeGovernmentParty
1Emmanuel Humphrey Tettey Korboe 19571965Nkrumah governmentConvention Peoples' Party
2Joseph Essilfie Hagan 19651966Nkrumah governmentConvention Peoples' Party
3G. A. K. Dzansi
19661969National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
4Augustine Kwame Adu
19691969Busia governmentProgress Party
5G. L. A. Djabanor
19701972Busia governmentProgress Party
6Colonel Emmanuel Obeng Nyante
19721973National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
7Lt. Col. George Minyila
19731975National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
8Lt. Col. Kweku Adade Takyi
1975October 1975National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
8Lt. Col. Kweku Adade Takyi
October 19751977Supreme Military CouncilMilitary government
9Commander G. E. Osei
19771978Supreme Military CouncilMilitary government
10Lt. Colonel Obed Kwabena Abrefa
1978June 1979Supreme Military CouncilMilitary government
11S. H. AnnancyJune 1979September 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary CouncilMilitary government
12F. K. B. Amoah1979Dec 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
13Fred Ohene-Kena
1982?Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
14Daniel Ohene Agyekum
19831986Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
15Kofi Acquaah Harrison
1986?Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
16Emmanuel Tetteh19961997Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
17Patience Addo1997?Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
18S. K. Osafo Mensah20012005Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
19Yaw Barimah20052007Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
20Kwadwo Afram Asiedu2007January 2009Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
21Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo20092011MIlls governmentNational Democratic Congress
22Kwasi Akyem Apea-Kubi20112012MIlls governmentNational Democratic Congress
23Victor Emmanuel Smith2012July 2012MIlls governmentNational Democratic Congress
23Victor Emmanuel SmithJuly 2012January 2013Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
24Julius Debrah2013March 2013Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
25Helen NtosoMarch 2013July 2014Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
26Antwi Boasiako SekyereJuly 2014January 2017Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
27Kwakye DarfourFebruary 2017January 2025Akufo-Addo governmentNew Patriotic Party
28Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey30 January 2025IncumbentMahama Second TermNational Democratic Congress