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The Council of State in Ghana is a small body of prominent citizens, analogous to the Council of Elders in the traditional political system, which advises the president on national issues. The Council of State was established by Articles 89 to 92 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana : "There shall be a Council of State to counsel the President in ...
Pages in category "Members of the Council of State (Ghana)" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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.
During the John Agyekum Kufour administration, Nana Siriboe II was appointed to the council of state. He served two terms as a member of the council from 2001 to 2009. [5] In February 2017, he was again appointed to the council by President Nana Akuffo-Addo. [9] [10] During the swearing-in ceremony held at The Flagstaff House, President Akuffo ...
This is a listing of the ministers who served in Limann's People's National Party government during the Third Republic of Ghana. The Third Republic was inaugurated on 24 September 1979. It ended with the coup on 31 December 1981, which brought the Provisional National Defence Council of Jerry Rawlings to power.
Mahama became the President of Ghana following the sudden death of John Atta Mills on 24 July 2012. [29] He was sworn in by the Chief Justice of Ghana Georgina Wood later the same day. [30] A week after being sworn in as president, Mahama chose Kwesi Amissah-Arthur to be the vice president. [21]
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]