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Archibald Lartey Djabatey [1] was a Ghanaian lawyer and former Attorney General of Ghana. Djabatey hailed from Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He received his bachelor of laws degree from the University of London and was called to the Ghanaian Bar in 1964. Following his call to the bar, he subsequently became a State Attorney and ...
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]
The Attorney General is responsible for any civil cases and acts as the defendant on behalf of Ghana. The Ministry of Justice was founded in 1951 as a result of the recommendations made by the Lidbury Commission whereas the position of Attorney General originated in 1877.
First female Attorney General of Ghana Betty Nah-Akuyea Mould-Iddrisu (born 22 March 1953 [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ) is a Ghanaian lawyer and politician . A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), she was Minister for Education in Ghana from 2011 to 2012, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] after serving as Attorney General and Minister for Justice from 2009 to 2011.
Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong (born in Tema), is a Ghanaian female legal practitioner, a former Attorney General of Ghana and Minister for Justice. [1] She was appointed by President Mahama in 2013. [2] She is the second woman to hold this office in Ghana, the first being Betty Mould-Iddrisu. Her tenure as attorney general ended on 6 January 2017.
Attorneys general of the Gold Coast (British colony) (5 P) Pages in category "Attorneys general of Ghana" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (1927–2013) was a former supreme court judge and Attorney-General of Ghana. [2] [3] He was first appointed to the Supreme Court in 1980 and became acting chief justice from 1990 to 1991. He was the Attorney General of Ghana between April 1969 to February 1971 in the National Liberation Council administration and Busia ...
The Chief Justice of Ghana currently in office is the chairperson for the council. The council also includes the three most senior members of the Supreme Court of Ghana; the Attorney General of Ghana and his or her nominee; and the President, Vice President, and secretary of the Ghana Bar Association. [3]