President of Ghana
| President of the Republic of Ghana | |
|---|---|
Presidential Seal of Ghana | |
| Style | His/Her Excellency |
| Type | Head of state Head of government |
| Residence | Jubilee House |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Kwame Nkrumah Republic established Jerry Rawlings Current Constitution |
| Formation | Republic Day 1 July 1960 1992 Constitution 15 May 1992 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Ghana |
| Salary | 934,800 Ghanaian cedi/US$76,000 annually[1] |
| Website | (in English) presidency.gov.gh (in English) ghana.gov.gh |
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.
Eligibility
According to Chapter 8, Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, a person shall not be qualified for election as the President of Ghana unless:
- (a) he/she is a citizen of Ghana by birth
- (b) he/she has attained the age of forty years; and
- (c) he/she is a person who is otherwise qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament, except that the disqualifications set out in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of article 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in respect of any such person, by a presidential pardon or by the lapse of time as provided for in clause (5) of that article.[2]
List of presidents of the Fourth Republic (1993–present)
| No. | President (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Elected | Political affiliation (at time of appointment) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||||
| 1 | Jerry Rawlings (1947–2020) |
7 January 1993 | 7 January 2001 | 1992 1996 |
National Democratic Congress | ||
| 2 | John Kufuor (1938–) |
7 January 2001 | 7 January 2009 | 2000 2004 |
New Patriotic Party | ||
| 3 | John Atta Mills (1944–2012) |
7 January 2009 | 24 July 2012 (died in office) |
2008 | National Democratic Congress | ||
| 4 | John Mahama (1958–) |
24 July 2012 | 7 January 2017 | 2012 | National Democratic Congress | ||
| 5 | Nana Akufo-Addo (1944–) |
7 January 2017 | 7 January 2025 | 2016 2020 |
New Patriotic Party | ||
| 6 | John Mahama (1958–) |
7 January 2025 | Incumbent | 2024 | National Democratic Congress | ||
References
- ↑ "Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ The President – Chapter 008 – The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992 – The Executive Archived 28 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. judicial.gov.gh. Judiciary of Ghana.
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