The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development is the

Government of Ghana The Government of Ghana was created as a parliamentary democracy, followed by alternating military and civilian governments in Ghana. In January 1993, military government gave way to the Fourth Republic after presidential and parliamentary electi ...

agency responsible for the promotion of government policies and projects in

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

. The ministry also promotes governance and balanced rural based development.

The Ministry

The Ministry is headed by the Minister of state appointed by the

President of Ghana The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential ele ...

. The current Head of the ministry is Julius Debrah who took over from Akwasi Oppong Fosu in 2013.

Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo (born March 10, 1962) is a Ghanaian politician and a former Member of Parliament and former District Chief Executive for the Fanteakwa North district of the Eastern Region of Ghana. He is also a former Eastern Regiona ...

and Hon.

Joseph Yieleh Chireh Joseph Yieleh Chireh (born 8 July 1954) is a Ghanaian pharmacist, barrister, diplomat and politician. He is the a former Member for Parliament for Wa West. He served in the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He is ...

(MP) also held same positions in the past.

References

Ministries and Agencies of State of Ghana Local government ministries Rural development ministries {{Ghana-stub