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This is a list of the heads of state of Ghana, from the independence of Ghana in 1957 to the present day. [1] From 1957 to 1960 the head of state under the Constitution of 1957 was the queen of Ghana, Elizabeth II, who was also the monarch of other Commonwealth realms. [2] The monarch was represented in Ghana by a governor-general. [3]
The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is John Mahama, who won the 2024 presidential election against then vice president, Mahamudu Bawumia, by a margin of 14.94%. He was sworn into office on 7 ...
Prior to independence, Ghana was under colonial rule in various forms including direct or indirect British rule. On February 12, 1951, the first Ghanaian government or cabinet, dominated by native Ghanaians was formed in the run up to independence on March 6, 1957. since then, Ghana has had a mix of democratically elected governments as well as ...
1944, March 24- Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the republic of Ghana. [27] 1947, June 22 - John Jerry Rawlings, former president of the republic of Ghana. [28] 1958, November 29 - John Dramani Mahama, president of Ghana, [29] as successor to President John Atta Mills after his demise. 1963, October 7 - Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president of ...
Acting presidents of Ghana (1 P) N. Kwame Nkrumah (1 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Presidents of Ghana" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Queen Elizabeth II remained sovereign over Ghana from 1957 to 1960. William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel was the Governor-General, and Nkrumah remained Prime Minister. On 6 March 1960, Nkrumah announced plans for a new constitution that would make Ghana a republic, headed by a president with broad executive and legislative powers. [152]
Ahead of Ghana becoming a republic, the first presidential election was held on 27 April 1960. Nkrumah won 89 per cent of the vote and was subsequently declared President for life. [10] [16] In the 1965 Ghanaian parliamentary election, all the CPP candidates were elected unopposed due to the one-party state system in place at the time. [17]
[15] [16] Mills died of natural causes and was succeeded by vice-president John Dramani Mahama on 24 July 2012. [17] Following the Ghanaian presidential election, 2012, John Dramani Mahama became President-elect and was inaugurated on 7 January 2013. [18] Ghana was a stable democracy. [19]