First List Of Ministers Out

President John Evans Atta Mills on Thursday named five MPs as he released his first set of 10 nominees for ministries. A sixth nominee, Collins Dauda, is the parliamentary candidate for Asutifi South, whose result is yet to be released because of a court case.

A statement signed by Mr James K. Bebaako-Mensah, Secretary to the President, said nominations for other ministries and Regions would be made in due course.

The MPs are

Ministry of Transport: Mike Hammah (MP for Effutu)
Ministry of Education: Mr Alex Tetteh-Enyo (MP for Ada and former Director General of the Ghana Education Service)
Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs: Ms Akua Sena Dansua (MP for North Dayi)
Ministry of Tourism: Mrs Juliana Azumah Mensah (MP for Ho East)
Ministry of Communications: Mr Harruna Iddrisu (MP for Tamale South).
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources: Collins Dauda (NDC parliamentary candidate for Asutifi South)

Other nominees for ministries are

Ministry of Trade and Industry: Ms Hannah Tetteh ( a lawyer and spokesperson of the Government Transition team)
Ministry of Energy: Dr. Joe Oteng-Adjei (former Director of Power, Ministry of Mines and Energy)
Ministry of Justice and Attorney-General: Mrs Betty Mould Iddrisu (Director of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London, and former Chief State Attorney and Copyright Administrator)
Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology: Ms. Shirley Ayittey (an aide to the former first Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings and Managing Director for Caridem Dvelopment Company Limited) .

President Atta Mills also named five women for ministerial appointments. They are Ms. Dansua, Mrs Azumah Mensah, Ms Tetteh, Mrs Mould Iddrisu and Ms. Ayittey.

The full list of nominated Regional Ministers