Vice-President of Ghana
Vice-President of Ghana
| Subclass of | vice president  |
|---|---|
| Inception | 1 July 1960, 1979 |
| Official residence | The Flagstaff House |
| Country | Ghana |
| Dey apply to jurisdiction | Ghana |
| Official website | http://www.presidency.gov.gh |
List of vice-presidents of Ghana (1979–present):
| Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Presido | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take office | Lef office | Time for office insyd | ||||
|
Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson
(1933–1999) |
24 September 1979 | 31 December 1981
(Dem depose am) |
2 years, 98 days | People's National Party | Hilla Limann |
|
Kow Nkensen Arkaah
(1927–2001) |
7 January 1993 | 7 January 1997 | 4 years | National Convention Party | Jerry Rawlings |
|
John Atta Mills (1944–2012) |
7 January 1997 | 7 January 2001 | 4 years | National Democratic Congress | |
|
Aliu Mahama (1946–2012) |
7 January 2001 | 7 January 2009 | 8 years | New Patriotic Party | John Kufuor |
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John Mahama
(born 1958) |
7 January 2009 | 24 July 2012 | 3 years, 199 days | National Democratic Congress | John Atta Mills |
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Kwesi Amissah-Arthur (1951–2018) |
6 August 2012 | 7 January 2017 | 4 years, 154 days | National Democratic Congress | John Mahama |
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Mahamudu Bawumia
(born 1963) |
7 January 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 52 days | New Patriotic Party | Nana Akufo-Addo |
Demographics[edit | edit source]
| Vice-President | Ethnicity | Religious affiliatiom |
| Joseph W. S. de Graft-Johnson | Fante (Akan) | Methodist |
| Kow Nkensen Arkaah | Fante (Akan) | Methodist |
| John Atta Mills | Fante (Akan) | Methodist |
| Aliu Mahama | Dagomba | Muslim |
| John Dramani Mahama | Gonja | Assemblies of God (raised Presbyterian) |
| Kwesi Amissah-Arthur | Fante (Akan) | Methodist |
| Mahamudu Bawumia | Mamprusi | Muslim |
References[edit | edit source]
- ^ Chapter 17 Article 211 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana
- ^ Chapter 15 Article 201 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana
- ^ Chapter 16 Article 206 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana