The Appointments Committee of Parliament will begin the vetting of the President’s nominees for the positions of a Minister of State and 39 Deputy Ministers from Wednesday, June 2, 2021.

The scheduled public hearing, which will end on Tuesday, June 15, will begin at 10:00 am each day.
President Akufo-Addo submitted a list of the 39 nominees under 24 portfolios. to the Speaker of Parliament on April 21, 2021.

Ten of the nominees are women.

The nominees are expected to answer questions regarding their stewardship of their former institutions and demonstrate their readiness to serve the nation.
The list also featured first-time Members of Parliament like Hassan Tampuli and John Ampontuah Kumah.

A number of Ministers also maintained their portfolios from President Akufo-Addo’s first term, including Abena Osei-Asare at the Finance Ministry, Mohammed Amin Adam, William Owuraku Aidoo at the Energy Ministry, Osei Bonsu Amoah at the Local Government, Decentralization & Rural Development and Tina Mensah at the Health Ministry, among others.

In addition, a former deputy Minister of Finance, Charles Adu-Boahen, was also nominated as the Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance.

Their approval will bring to 86, the total number of Ministers, Regional Ministers and Deputy Ministers serving in the second term of the President’s administration.