Mr Ashietey was a former Minister of Fisheries under the Kufuor administration and former MP for Tema East.
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He named the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ishmael Ashietey as the new Greater Accra regional Minister-designate.
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Announcing his Regional Ministerial nominees, the President also named Kweku Asoma Kyeremeh as minister-designate for Brong-Ahafo region and Kwamena Duncan, has been named for the Central Region.
Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, the Member of Parliament for Sefwi Wiawso, is the new minister-designate for the Western region whiles Salifu Saeed, a former DCE for Nanumba, is the Northern regional minister-designate.
The immediate past MP for Bosomtwi, Simon Osei Mensah, is also the Ashanti regional Minister-designate.
Sulemana Alhassan, Upper West region, Dr. Kwakye Darfour for the Eastern region, Rockson Bukari for the Upper East and Dr. Archibald Letsa is the Volta regional minister-designate.