President John Dramani Mahama has announced a reduction in the number of ministries from 30 to 23 in a civil service restructure.
The restructuring was formalised through the Civil Service (Ministries) Instrument, 2025 (E.I. 1), signed by President Mahama on January 9, 2025.
In the Executive Instrument, the president exercised his constitutional powers to implement this reduction under the provisions of Section 11(3) of the Civil Service Act, 1993 (P.N.D.C.L. 327).
This has consolidated some ministries while revoking others.
The revoked ministries include Information, National Security, Parliamentary Affairs, Railway Development, Sanitation and Water Resources, and Public Enterprises.
Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Ministry has also been added to Local Government.
This is in fulfilment of the president’s pledge to maintain a lean government with only 60 ministers to ensure a more focused and results-oriented administration.
Below is the full list of the Ministries
