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1. ^Note 1 Cabinet does not include deputy ministers. Article 76(1) of the 1992 Constitution states that, "There shall be a cabinet which shall consist of the President, the Vice President and not less than ten and not more than nineteen Ministers of State". [107] 2. ^Note 2 Sarah Adwoa Safo doubles as Deputy Majority Leader.
The presidency of Nana Akufo-Addo began on 7 January 2017 and ended on 7 January 2025. Following the 2016 Ghanaian general elections, Nana Akufo-Addo the flag-bearer of the New Patriotic Party, succeeded John Mahama as the 13th president of Ghana and the fifth of the Fourth Republic after winning by a landslide.
The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Ghana. The current speaker, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin , was sworn-in for a second term as Speaker of the Ninth Parliament of Ghana after his reelection on 7 January 2025; having served his first term from 7 January 2021 to January 6, 2025.
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.
The Constitution of Ghana is the supreme law of the Republic of Ghana.It was approved on 28 April 1992 through a national referendum after 92% support. [1] [2] It defines the fundamental political principles, establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties of the government, structure of the judiciary and legislature, and spells out the fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
John Dramani Mahama (/ m ə ˈ h ɑː m ə / ⓘ; born 29 November 1958) [1] is a Ghanaian politician who has been the 14th president of Ghana since 7 January 2025. [2] [3] He previously served as the 12th president from 2012 to 2017 and as the fifth vice president from 2009 to 2012. [4]
The first cedi was replaced in 1967 by a "new cedi" which was worth 1.2 first cedis. This allowed a decimal conversion with the pound, namely 2 second cedis = 1 pound. The change also provided an opportunity to remove Kwame Nkrumah's image from coins and notes. The second cedi was initially pegged to sterling at a rate of ₵2 = £1.
John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born 8 December 1938) [1] is a Ghanaian politiciana who served as the tenth president of Ghana from 2001 to 2009. [2] He was the fifth chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008 [3] and his victory over John Atta Mills at the end of Jerry Rawlings' second term marked the first transition of power in Ghana from a democratic party to another democratic party.