Ministerial 'Reshuffle' Continues

... Bintim, Boafo, Ohene 'Recycled'
... Edumadze, Agyepong, Osei-Ameyaw Fired
... Minister for Culture and Chieftaincy created
Accra, May 13, GNA - Further to the Ministerial reshuffle announced on April 27, 2006, His Excellency the President has made the following nominations and additional changes to the portfolios of ministers and deputy ministers.

This completes the restructuring and reorganisation of the President's ministerial team. They are

Ministers of State

Aviation: Ms Gloria Akuffo
Culture and Chieftaincy: Mr Sampson K. Boafo
Office of the President: Charles Bintim, Mr K. Adjei Darko and Ms Elizabeth Ohene.

Regional Ministers

Ashanti: Mr E.A. Owusu-Ansah
Brong Ahafo: Mr I. Baffour Awuah
Central: Nana Ato Arthur
Eastern: Mr Yaw Barimah
Greater Accra: Sheik I.C. Quaye
Northern: Alhaji Mustapha Ali Idris
Upper East: Mr Boniface Agambila
Upper West: Mr Ambrose Derry
Volta: Kofi Dzamesi
Western Mr A. Evans Amoah

Deputy Ministers

Office of the President: Mrs M. Bampoe Addo
Attorney General and Justice: Mr K. Osei Prempeh
Communication: Dr Aggrey Ntim
Defence: William Ofori Boafo
Education, Science and Sports: Mr K. Amporfo Twumasi, Mr O.B. Amoah and Mrs A. Baiden Amissah
Energy: Mr K. T. Hammond
Finance and Economic Planning: A. A. Osei, Dr Y. Djan-Baffour
Fisheries: Mr Daniel Dugan
Food and Agriculture: Mr Clement Eledi and Ms Anna Nyamekye
Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD: Mr A. Osei-Adjei and Shirley Ayorkor Botchewey
Health: Dr Gladys Norley Ashitey and Mr S. Owusu-Agyei
Information and National Orientation: Mrs Oboshie Sai-Cofie
Interior: Mr Agyeman Manu
Lands, Forestry and Mines: Mr A. Adjei-Yeboah and Ms Rita Tanliddi
Local Government, Rural Development and Environment: Mr Kofi Poku Adusei and Mr A. Dwuma Odoom
Manpower Development, Youth and Employment: Mrs A. F. Osei-Opare and Dr C.Y. Brempong-Yeboah
Tourism and Diaspora Relations: Mr Joe Baidoe-Ansah
Trade, Industry and Private Sector and PSI: Gifty Ohene-Konadu and Mr K. Asiedu Afram
Water Resources, Works and Housing: Ms Cecilia A. Dapaah and Mr Christopher Addae
Port and Railways: Ms Sophia Horner-Sam.