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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 elections in late 1992.
This is a listing of the ministers who are currently serving in the New Patriotic Party government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Ghana originally formed on 7 January 2017 following the winning of the December 2016 general election when Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party became president.
The Cabinet of Ghana is the Executive Branch of the Government of Ghana. The Cabinet members are appointed by the President and report to the President. The Cabinet is constituted in conformity with Article 76 (1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. The Constitution enjoins the President to have a Cabinet of no fewer than 10 and not more than 19 ...
The Ghanaian government has announced that it intends to close the camps. [113] Economy ... English is the official language of Ghana. [177] [178] Additionally, ...
The constitution that established the Fourth Republic provided a basic charter for republican democratic government. It declares Ghana to be a unitary republic with sovereignty residing in the Ghanaian people. Intended to prevent future coups, dictatorial government, and one-party states, it is designed to establish the concept of powersharing.
The National Redemption Council military government led by General Acheampong appointed Isaac Abban as Interim Electoral Commissioner to supervise the 1978 Ghanaian governmental referendum on Union Government. Abban went into hiding after the referendum on 30 March 1978 due to fear for his safety after resisting the rigging of the results.
The first Ghanaian to head this ministry is Komla Agbeli Gbedemah who assumed this position in 1954 when the Britain allowed Kwame Nkrumah to form a government prior to gaining full independence in 1957. The Ministry has at various times been designated as Ministry of Finance or as it is currently, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning.
The Gold Coast was renamed to Ghana and granted independence on Wednesday, 6 March 1957, while retaining the British monarch as head of state. The Legislative Assembly was renamed National Assembly. After the approval of a new Republican constitution, Ghana officially became a republic on 1 July 1960 with Kwame Nkrumah as its President.