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[10] [11] He hails from Sombo, Upper West Region of Ghana. Alban Bagbin was educated at the Wa Secondary School and Tamale Secondary School. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and English at the University of Ghana in 1980. [12] He proceeded to the Ghana School of Law at Makola in Accra after which he was called to the bar in 1982. [7]
The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Ghana. The current speaker, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin , was sworn-in for a second term as Speaker of the Ninth Parliament of Ghana after his reelection on 7 January 2025; having served his first term from 7 January 2021 to January 6, 2025.
The Speaker is not an elected member of parliament though must be qualified to stand for election as such. There are a total of 276 constituencies in Ghana. The 9th Parliament first convened on 7 January 2025 to elect a Speaker and Deputy Speakers as well as for the administration of oaths to the Speaker and Members of Parliament.
Peter Ala Adjetey was born on 11 August 1931 at La, a suburb of Accra. [1]Adjetey had his basic education at St. Paul's School at La and at Accra Bishop Boys' School. At Accra Academy, where he had his high school education, he was the editor of the school's journal and a prefect in the boarding house before his completion in 1951.
The current First Deputy Speaker is Hon. Bernard Ahiafor of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Second Deputy Speaker - The Second Deputy Speaker presides over the sittings of Parliament in the absence of the Speaker and the First Deputy Speaker. The current Second Deputy Speaker is Andrew Amoako Asiamah an independent candidate.
He became the chairman of Ghana Water Company Ltd (GWCL) in 2017. [8] [9] He was alleged to have been involved in the near collapse of GWCL and other financial improprieties, [10] [11] over which he launched a defamation lawsuit in the court. [12] He has been on the Committee of Defense, Interior and Finance Committees in Ghana's Parliament [6]
Hammond was born on 16 June 1960. He hails from Asokwa, a town in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Hammond had his high school education at Adisadel College. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and Political Science from the University of Ghana. He acquired the degree in 1986. [1] [2] [6] He is also a product of Holborn Law School, London, UK ...
Aaron Mike Oquaye (born 4 April 1944) is a Ghanaian barrister and politician who served as the sixth Speaker of Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana from 2017 to 2021. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An academic, diplomat and Baptist minister, he previously held the cabinet ministerial portfolios for energy and communication and was also the High ...