Attorney General of Ghana
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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 Attorneys General
The current Attorney General is Dominic Akuritinga Ayine. He was appointed by President John Mahama in 2025.[2]
Betty Mould-Iddrisu was the first woman to be appointed as Attorney-General in Ghana. She was appointed by President John Atta Mills and was in office between 2009 and 2011.[3] Obed Asamoah was appointed by President Jerry Rawlings. He was the longest serving Attorney-General. He served as Acting Attorney-General between November 1993 and May 1997 and then continued as the substantive Attorney-General from May 1997 until January 2001.
| Number | Minister | Took office | Left office | Government | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. M. Paterson[4][5] | 6 March 1957 | August 1957 | Nkrumah government | Convention People's Party |
| 2 | Geoffrey Bing[6][7] | 7 August 1957 | 29 August 1961[8] | ||
| 3 | George Commey Mills-Odoi | 30 September 1961 | 1962[8] | ||
| 4 | Bashiru Kwaw-Swanzy[9] | 3 September 1962[10] | 24 February 1966 | ||
| 5 | Victor Owusu | 1966 | April 1969 | National Liberation Council | Military government |
| 6 | Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (MP) | April 1969 | September 1969 | ||
| 14 September 1969 | January 1971[8] | Busia government | Progress Party | ||
| 7 | Victor Owusu (MP) | January 1971 | 12 January 1972 | ||
| 8 | Edward Nathaniel Moore | 13 January 1972 | 8 October 1975 | National Redemption Council | Military government |
| 9 | Dr. Gustav Koranteng-Addow | 9 October 1975 | January 1979[11] | Supreme Military Council | Military government |
| 10 | Austin N. E. Amissah | 1 January 1979 | 23 September 1979 | Armed Forces Revolutionary Council | Military government |
| 11 | Joe Reindorf | 24 September 1979 | August 1981 | Limann government | People's National Party |
| 12 | A. L. Djabatey | 1 October 1981 | 31 December 1981 | ||
| 13 | G. E. K. Aikins | 25 June 1982 | 1988 | Provisional National Defence Council | Military government |
| 14 | E. G. Tanoh[12] | 14 December 1988 | 1 April 1993 | ||
| 15 | Anthony Forson | 1 March 1993 | 30 October 1993 | Rawlings government | National Democratic Congress |
| Obed Asamoah (Acting AG) | November 1993 | May 1997 | |||
| 16 | Obed Asamoah | May 1997 | 6 January 2001 | ||
| 17 | Nana Akufo-Addo | 1 February 2001[13] | 24 April 2003 | Kufuor government | New Patriotic Party |
| 18 | Papa Owusu-Ankomah (MP) | 1 April 2003[14] | 2005 | ||
| 19 | J. Ayikoi Otoo | 1 February 2005[15] | 2006 | ||
| 20 | Joe Ghartey (MP) | 16 June 2006 | 7 January 2009 [16] | ||
| 21 | Betty Mould-Iddrisu[3] | 2009 | 2011 | Mills government | National Democratic Congress |
| 22 | Martin Amidu | 4 January 2011[17] | 2012 | ||
| 23 | Benjamin Kunbuor | 25 January 2012[18] | 24 October 2012 | ||
| 24 October 2012 | 7 January 2013 | Mahama government | |||
| 24 | Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong | February 2013[19] | 7 January 2017 | ||
| 25 | Gloria Akuffo | February 2017[20] | January 2021 | Akuffo Addo government | New Patriotic Party |
| 26 | Godfred Yeboah Dame | January 2021[21][22] | 6 January 2025 | ||
| 27 | Dominic Akuritinga Ayine (MP) | 22 January 2025[2] | Incumbent | Mahama 2nd government | National Democratic Congress |
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