New

• Presidential Spokesperson & Press Secretary to the President: Andrew Awuni
• Attorney General & Justice: Joe Ghartey
• Communication: Prof. Mike Ocquaye
• Education, Science & Sports: Papa Owusu Ankomah
• Energy: Joseph Adda

• Information & National Orientation: Kwamena Bartels
• Manpower, Dev?t & Employment: Boniface Saddique
• Aviation: Gloria Akuffo
• National Security: Francis Poku.

• Interior: Albert Kan Dapaah
• Local Gov?t, Rural Dev?t & Environment: Stephen Asamoah Boateng

Dismissed

• Joseph Boahene Aidoo: Western Regional Minister
• Nkrabeah Effah-Dartey: Deputy minister for the Interior
• Isaac Edumadze: Central Regional Minister
• Yaw Osafo Maafo, Minister of Education and Sports, has been dismissed. Infamous for the "419" loans a.k.a the IFC & Chinese barber loans when he was the finance minister
• Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, Minister of Regional Integration and NEPAD and Member of Parliament (MP) for Offinso North has lost his position
• J Ayikoi Otoo Attorney-General and Minister for Justice - replaced by his deputy Joe Ghartey
• Dan Botwe, Information minister, has been relived of his post. The ex-General Secretary of the ruling party was not a favourite on the administration list, due to his opposition to Kufuor?s bid in the past when the NPP was in opposition.
• Christine Churcher, Environment and Science Minister, has been sacked
• Kwabena Agyepong, Press Secretary to the President.
• Dr. Gashika Agambilla: Deputy Minister for Environment and Science
• Moses Dani Baah: Deputy Minister for Private Sector Development
• Kofi Osei Ameyaw: Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry
• J H Mensah: Senior Minister

"Recycled"

• Ms Gloria Akuffo: From ? to Minister of State for Aviation:
• Theresa Tagoe: From Deputy Minister of Lands Forestry and Mines to Deputy Greater Accra Regional minister
• Minister of State for Culture and Chieftaincy: Mr Sampson K. Boafo
• Office of the President: Charles Bintim, Mr K. Adjei Darko and Ms Elizabeth Ohene.
• Elizabeth Ohene: Moves to office of the presidency from Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education:

• Sampson Kwaku Boafo: Moves from Ashanti Regional Minister to Minister of state for Culture and Chieftaincy
• Charles Bintim: Minister of local Government and Rural Development, who deposited a whopping ?1.95 billion in his personal bank account with the High Street Branch of Barclays Bank within a period of eight months. Moves to office of the presidency

No Change

• Defence: Dr. Kwame Addo Kufuor

• Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration & NEPAD: Nana Akuffo Addo

• Finance & Economic Planning: Kwadwo Baah Wiredu

• Food & Agriculture: Ernest Debrah

• Health: Maj (Rtd) Courage Quashigah

• Lands, Forestry & Mines: Prof. Dominic Fobih

• Tourism & Diasporean Relations: Jake Obetsebi Lamptey

• Parliamentary Affairs: Felix Owusu Adjepong

• Public Sector Reform: Dr. P. Kwesi Ndoum

• Trade, Industry, Private Sector & PSI: Allan Kyeremanteng

• Transportation: Dr. Richard Anane

• Water Resources, Works & Housing: Hackman Owusu Agyeman

• Fisheries: Gladys Asmah

• Women & Children?s Affairs: Hajia Alima Mahama

• Ports & Railways: Prof. C. Ameyaw Akumfi

• Mr. Kwadwo Mpiani, Chief of Staff and Minister of Presidential Affairs

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 Regional Ministers

• Ashanti, Mr L. Akwasi Prempeh
• Brong Ahafo, Mr A. Kwadwo Kwakye
• Eastern Ms Suzie Mensah
• Greater Accra, Ms Theresa A. Tagoe
• Northern: Mr Issah Ketekewu
• Upper East Mr A. Awudu Yeremiah
• Upper West, Mr George Hikah Benson
• Volta: Mr Joseph Kwaku Nyan.

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.