07/08/2026
Kenneth Gilbert Adjei Appointed Ghana’s New Defence Minister
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Kenneth Gilbert Adjei as Ghana’s new Minister for Defence.
Before this appointment, Mr. Adjei served as the Minister for Works and Housing and previously held the position of Deputy Minister for Defence from 2015 to 2017 during the Mahama administration, bringing valuable experience back to the defence portfolio.
A native of Trede in the Ashanti Region, he is an alumnus of Opoku Ware School, where he served as Dining Hall Prefect. He holds a BSc in Marketing from GIMPA and an MBA from the University of Ghana Business School.
Beyond politics, Kenneth Gilbert Adjei is a marketing executive who has served as Programme Director of the Lordina Foundation and previously sat on the Board of the National Lottery Authority.
As he takes over Ghana’s defence sector, many will be watching to see his vision for strengthening national security and the welfare of the armed forces.
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