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This is a listing of the ministers who served in Jerry Rawlings's National Democratic Congress government during the Fourth Republic of Ghana. This started on January 7, 1993, after 11 years of military rule by Rawlings. He retired from the Ghana Armed Forces and served a further two democratically elected terms ending January 7, 2001.

For Rawlings' first military government, see: Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.
For Rawlings' second military government, see: Provisional National Defence Council.

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List of ministers of state (7 January 1993 - 6 January 1997)
Portfolio	Minister	From	To	Notes
President	Jerry Rawlings	7 January 1993	6 January 2001
Vice President	Kow Nkensen Arkaah	7 January 1993	6 January 1997
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Obed Asamoah	1982	1997
Minister for the Interior	Colonel Emmanuel Osei-Wusu	Aug 1992	Oct 1996^[1]
Minister for the Interior	Mahama Iddrisu	Nov 1996	Feb 1997^[2]
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning	Kwesi Botchwey	1982	Aug 1995^[3]
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning	Richard Kwame Peprah	Aug 1995	6 January 2001
Minister for Defence	Mahama Iddrisu^[4]	7 Jan 1993	Feb 1999
Minister for Defence	Lt. Col. E. K. Donkoh^[4]	Feb 1999	6 January 2001
Attorney General and Minister for Justice	Obed Asamoah	August 1994	2001
Minister for Education (later) Minister for Education and Culture	Mary Grant	1992	1993
	Harry Sawyerr	1993	1997
	Esi Sutherland-Addy	1997	?
Minister for Health	Commodore Stephen Obimpeh	August 1994	1996
Minister for Health	Eunice Brookman-Amissah	1996	1999
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development	Kwamena Ahwoi	August 1994	?
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development	Cecilia Johnson	?	?
Minister for Food and Agriculture^[5]	Ibrahim Issaka Adam	August 1992	1996
Minister for Food and Agriculture^[5]	Commodore Stephen Obimpeh	1996	1997
Minister for Trade and Industry	Emma Mitchell	?	Jan 1996^[6]
Minister for Information	Kofi Totobi Quakyi	?	?
Minister for Employment and Social Welfare	David Sarpong Boateng	?	?
Minister for Transport and Communications	Edward Salia	?	?
Minister for Roads and Highways	Ato Quarshie	?	?
Minister for Works and Housing	Clend Sowu
	David Amankwah
	Kobina Fosu
Minister for Mines and Energy	Richard Kwame Peprah^[3]	?	Aug 1995
Minister for Mines and Energy	Edward Salia	Aug 1995	?
Minister for Environment, Science and Technology	Christine Amoako-Nuamah	?	?
Minister for Lands and Forestry	Kwabena Adjei	?	?
Minister for Youth and Sports	Enoch Teye Mensah	1993	6 January 2001
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs	J. H. Owusu Acheampong	?	?
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Regional Minister	Daniel Ohene Agyekum	?	?
Brong Ahafo Region	I.K. Adjei-Mensah	?	?
Central Regional Minister	Ebenezer Kobina Fosu	?	?
Eastern Regional Minister	Emmanuel Tetteh	1996	1997
Eastern Regional Minister	Patience Addo	?	?
Greater Accra Regional Minister	Mike Gizo	?	?
Northern Regional Minister	Abdulai Ibrahim	?	?
Upper East Region	Sherif A. Guma	?	?
Upper West Region	Joseph Yieleh Chireh	1993	1997
Volta Regional Minister	Modestus Ahiable	?	?
Western Region	John Frank Abu	?	?

List of ministers of state ( 7 January 1997 - 6 January 2001)
Portfolio	Minister	From	To	Notes
President	Jerry Rawlings	7 January 1993	6 January 2001
Vice President	John Atta-Mills	7 January 1997	6 January 2001
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Kwamena Ahwoi (acting)	1997	?
Minister for Foreign Affairs	James Victor Gbeho	1997	6 January 2001
Minister for the Interior	Nii Okaidja Adamafio^[2]	February 1997	6 January 2001
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning	Richard Kwame Peprah	1995	6 January 2001
Minister for Planning and Regional Economic Co-operation and Integration	Kwamena Ahwoi	?	6 January 2001
Minister for Defence	Colonel Enoch K. T. Donkoh^[4]	February 1997	6 January 2001
Minister for National Security	Kofi Totobi-Quakyi	1997	6 January 2001
Attorney General and Minister for Justice	Obed Asamoah	August 1994	6 January 2001
Minister for Education	Christina Amoako-Nuamah	?	?
Minister for Education	Ekwow Spio-Garbrah	?	6 January 2001
Minister for Health	Eunice Brookman-Amissah	1996	1998
	Samuel Nuamah-Donkor	1998	February 2000
	Kwaku Danso-Boafo	February 2000	January 2001
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development	Kwamena Ahwoi	1997	?
Minister for Local Government and Rural Development	Cecilia Johnson	?	January 2001
Minister for Food and Agriculture^[5]	Kwabena Agyei (MP)	1997	1998
Minister for Food and Agriculture^[5]	J. H. Owusu Acheampong (MP)	1998	January 2001^[7]
Minister for Trade and Industry	John Frank Abu	?	?
Minister for Trade and Industry	Dan Abodakpi	?	January 2001
Minister for Information	Kofi Totobi Quakyi	?	January 2001
Minister for Employment and Social Welfare	Muhammad Mumuni	?	January 2001
Minister for Roads and Transport	Edward Salia	?	January 2001
Minister for Communications	Ekwow Spio-Garbrah	?	1998
Minister for Communications	John Mahama	1998	6 January 2001
Minister for Works and Housing	Isaac K. Adjei-Mensah	?	?
Minister for Mines and Energy	Fred Ohene-Kena	1999	?
Minister for Mines and Energy	John Frank Abu	?	?
Minister for Environment, Science and Technology	Cletus Avoka	?	January 2001
Minister for Lands and Forestry	Christina Amoako-Nuama	?	January 2001
Minister for Youth and Rural Development	E. K. Andah	?	?
Minister for Youth and Sports	Enoch Teye Mensah	1998	January 2001
Minister for Tourism	Vida Amaadi Yeboah	?	?
Minister for Tourism	Mike Gizo	?	January 2001
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs	Kwabena Adjei	?	2001
Minister for Chieftaincy Affairs and State Protocol	Daniel Ohene Agyekum^[8]	January 2000	January 2001
Regional Ministers
Ashanti Regional Minister	Kojo Yankah	?	1999^[9]
Ashanti Regional Minister	Samuel Nuamah-Donkor	1999	?
Brong Ahafo Region	David Osei-Wusu	?	?
Central Regional Minister	Kojo Yankah	1997	?
Central Regional Minister	Jacob Arthur	?	?
Eastern Regional Minister	Patience Addo	?	?
Greater Accra Regional Minister	Joshua Alabi	?	?
Northern Regional Minister	Seidu Iddi	?	?
Upper East Region	Donald Adabre	?	?
Upper West Region	Amidu Sulemana	?	?
Volta Regional Minister	Lt. Col. Charles K. Agbenaza	?	?
Western Region	Esther Lily Nkansah	?	?

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List of ministers of state (7 January 1993 - 6 January 1997)

List of ministers of state ( 7 January 1997 - 6 January 2001)

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