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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.
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. 3. ^Note 3 A former Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces.
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.
Results of both election rounds. The election began on 7 December 2000 with a second round of the presidential election on 28 December. [1] The presidential elections resulted in a victory for John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), whilst the NPP also won the most seats in the parliamentary elections.
On December 3, 1992, the 1992 Presidential Election was held, the first free and fair election since 1979. Running as a candidate for the newly established National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry Rawlings was successfully elected as the President of Ghana, later winning a second term in the 1996 Ghana Presidential Election. In accordance with ...
She was appointed by Akufo-Addo as Ghana’s Ambassador to Czech Republic in his first-term of government. [98] His first marriage to Remi bore him two of his daughters and his second marriage to Eleanor bore him a daughter. [99] His marriage to Rebecca provided him a step-daughter had by Rebecca in a previous relationship. [100]
Incumbent John Mahama was eligible for a second full term since he had ascended to the presidency with only six months remaining in the term of his predecessor and running mate, John Atta Mills. In Ghana, when a vice-president ascends to the presidency with more than half of a presidential term remaining, he is only allowed to run for a single ...
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.