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Attorney General of Ghana

The Attorney General of Ghana is the chief legal advisor to the Ghanaian government. The attorney general is also responsible for the Ministry of Justice. The Attorney General also serves as a member of the General Legal Council which regulates legal practice in Ghana.[1]

List of Attorney Generals

The current Attorney General is Mr. Godfred Yeboah Dame.[2] He was appointed by President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo in 2021.

NumberMinisterTook officeLeft officeGovernmentParty
1G. M. Paterson[3][4]6 March 1957August 1957Nkrumah governmentConvention People's Party
2Geoffrey Bing[5][6]7 August 195729 August 1961[7]
3George Commey Mills-Odoi30 September 19611962[7]
4Bashiru Kwaw-Swanzy[8]3 September 1962[9]24 February 1966
5Victor Owusu1966April 1969National Liberation CouncilMilitary government
6Nicholas Yaw Boafo AdadeApril 1969September 1969
14 September 1969January 1971[7]Busia governmentProgress Party
7Victor OwusuJanuary 197112 January 1972
8Edward Nathaniel Moore13 January 19728 October 1975National Redemption CouncilMilitary government
9Dr. Gustav Koranteng-Addow9 October 1975January 1979[10]Supreme Military CouncilMilitary government
10Austin N. E. Amissah1 January 197923 September 1979Armed Forces Revolutionary CouncilMilitary government
11Joe Reindorf24 September 1979August 1981Limann governmentPeople's National Party
12A. L. Djabatey1 October 198131 December 1981
13G. E. K. Aikins25 June 19821988Provisional National Defence CouncilMilitary government
14E. G. Tanoh[11]14 December 19881 April 1993
15Anthony Forson1 March 199330 October 1993Rawlings governmentNational Democratic Congress
Obed Asamoah (Acting AG)November 1993May 1997
16Obed AsamoahMay 19976 January 2001
17Nana Akufo-Addo1 February 2001[12]24 April 2003Kufuor governmentNew Patriotic Party
18Papa Owusu-Ankomah1 April 2003[13]2005
19J. Ayikoi Otoo1 February 2005[14]2006
20Joe Ghartey16 June 20067 January 2009 [15]
21Betty Mould-Iddrisu [1st female][16]20092011Mills governmentNational Democratic Congress
22Martin Amidu4 January 2011[17]2012
23Benjamin Kunbuor25 January 2012[18]24 October 2012
24 October 20127 January 2013Mahama government
24Marietta Brew Appiah-OppongFebruary 2013[19]7 January 2017
25Gloria AkuffoFebruary 2017[20]January 2021Akuffo Addo governmentNew Patriotic Party
26Godfred Yeboah DameJanuary 2021[21]current

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References

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