Volta Regional Minister


The Volta Regional Minister is the Ghana government official who is responsible for overseeing the administration of the Volta Region of Ghana. The boundaries of the Volta Region have changed at various times in Ghana's history. Following the December 2018 referendums, the region has been divided into two with the northern part becoming the Oti Region and the southern part remaining as the Volta Region. There are currently sixteen administrative regions in Ghana.

List of Volta Regional Ministers

NumberMinisterTook officeLeft officeGovernmentParty
1C. H. Chapman November 1957June 1959Nkrumah governmentConvention Peoples' Party
2Ferdinand Koblavi Dra Goka June 1959June 1960Nkrumah governmentConvention Peoples' Party
3Francis Yao Asare 19601961Nkrumah governmentConvention Peoples' Party
4Hans Kofi Boni October 1961July 1965Nkrumah governmentConvention Peoples' Party
5Joseph Kodzo July 1965February 1966Nkrumah governmentConvention Peoples' Party
6E. Q. Q. SanniezFebruary 1966May 1966National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
7Lt. Col. E. N. DedjoeMay 1966July 1967National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
8Lt. Col. E. A. YeboahJuly 1967June 1968National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
9E. C. Beckley19681969National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
10Alfred Senaya Kpodonu October 1969January 1972Busia governmentProgress Party
11Major P. K. D. Habadah
January 1972May 1973National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
12Colonel E. O. Nyante
May 1973January 1974National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
13Colonel J. A. Kabore
January 1974October 1975National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
14Lt. Colonel G. K. Amevor
October 1975June 1979Supreme Military CouncilMilitary government
14Lt. Colonel G. K. Amevor
June 1979September 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary CouncilMilitary government
15Nelson Agbesi October 1979November 1979Limann governmentPeople's National Party
16D.Y. AgumeyOctober 1979December 1980Limann governmentPeople's National Party
17F. Q. AmegahDecember 1980December 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
18Francis Agbley
19821982Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
19Yao Fiagbe
1982January 1983Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
20A.K. Asamoah-Tutu1983April 1984Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
21Colonel C. K. AmableApril 1984July 1984Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
22Air Commodore F. W. KlutseProvisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
23Richard Seglah
1986?Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
24Modestus Yao Z. Ahiable 19931997Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
25Lt. Col. Charles K. Agbenaza19972001Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
26Kwasi Owusu-Yeboa20012005Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
27Kofi Dzamesi2005January 2009Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
28Joseph Amenowode 2009July 2012Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
29Henry Ford Kamel March 2012December 2012Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
30Helen Ntoso 2013March 2013Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
31Joshua Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo March 2013July 2014Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
32Helen Ntoso July 2014January 2017Mahama governmentNational Democratic Congress
33Archibald LetsaFebruary 2017January 2025Akufo-Addo governmentNew Patriotic Party
34James GunuJanuary 2025IncumbentMahama 2nd governmentNational Democratic Congress