Head of state and government
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The Presidency's own pages (presidency.gov.gh, including 'Members of the Cabinet' and its press releases) returned no readable content to automated access on 13 October 2026, and isd.gov.gh returned server errors, so every claim is sourced rather than verified. Start dates are those given by Wikipedia; for Kenneth Gilbert Adjei and Ahmed Ibrahim the date is that of the announced reassignment (7 August 2026). A first Ghana News Agency story on 26 August 2026 reported the Labour and Special Initiatives posts the other way round; the agency's later story and Graphic Online both give Labour to Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum. Sources name his ministry variously as 'Labour, Jobs and Employment' and 'Labour, Employment and Job Creation'.
- Head of state and government
- John Dramani MahamaPresident
- Government
- Mahama governmentSince 7 Jan 2025
- System
- Presidential republicCapital: Accra
- UN e-government rank
- 108 of 193EGDI 2024
Ghana is a presidential republic[1]. The President, John Dramani Mahama, is both head of state and head of government[3][4]. Govpedia records 21 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Accra
- Region
- Western Africa
- Area
- 238,533 km²
- Language
- English
- Currency
- Ghanaian cedi (₵)
- People
- Ghanaian
- Borders
- Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Togo
- Calling code
- +233
- Internet domain
- .gh
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Mahama government
0 of 21 verified on official pages
In a presidential system the President leads both the state and the government. The Cabinet is the President, the Vice President and the ministers of the 19 cabinet ministries announced in February 2025; ministers of state, other sector ministers and deputy ministers are not listed. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[13]
2024
0.632rank 108 of 193
- Online services0.608
- Human capital0.559
- Telecom infrastructure0.728
Record of changes
Timeline
29 Aug 2026
Mahama Ayariga and Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings are sworn in as ministers after approval by Parliament.[9][10]
Sourced26 Aug 2026
Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum becomes Minister for Labour, Employment and Job Creation; Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo moves from Labour to Minister of State for Special Initiatives.[11][12]
Sourced7 Aug 2026
Reshuffle: Kenneth Gilbert Adjei moves from Works, Housing and Water Resources to Defence and Ahmed Ibrahim from Local Government to Works, Housing and Water Resources; Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings (Environment, Science and Technology) and Mahama Ayariga (Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs) are nominated.[7][8]
Sourced6 Aug 2025
Minister for Defence Edward Omane Boamah and Minister for Environment, Science and Technology Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed die in a military helicopter crash; Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson is named acting Minister for Defence.[4]
Sourced7 Jan 2025
John Dramani Mahama takes office as President, with Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as Vice President.[4]
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Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [4]Mahama government from 2025
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [5]Cabinet of John Mahama
WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [6]See the full list of Mahama's 19-member cabinet
Citi NewsroomNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [7]Mahama reshuffles cabinet, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei now Minister for Defence
Ghana News AgencyNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [8]Mahama makes ministerial reshuffle, Dr Agyeman-Rawlings nominated as Environment Minister
Ghana News AgencyNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [9]Mahama swears in Ayariga and Dr Agyeman-Rawlings as Ministers
Ghana News AgencyNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [10]President Mahama swears in Ayariga, Zanetor as Ministers
Graphic OnlineNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [11]President Mahama makes further ministerial changes
Ghana News AgencyNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [12]President Mahama reassigns Pelpuo, Agyekum, Genfi in reshuffle
Graphic OnlineNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026
- [13]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026