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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.
Bagbin’s election was notable as it was the first time a Speaker of Parliament was chosen from the opposition party in Ghana’s parliamentary history. In October 2024, Bagbin declared four seats held by MPs who switched parties vacant, saying that the Constitution of Ghana prohibited party-switching.
Andrew Asiamah Amoako (24 February 1966) is a Ghanaian lawyer, politician and member of the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, elected to office in December 2020 as an independent candidate. [1] [2] [3] He currently represents the Fomena Constituency in the Ashanti Region. He is also the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament. [4 ...
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.
This is a listing of the ministers who are currently serving in the New Patriotic Party government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Ghana originally formed on 7 January 2017 following the winning of the December 2016 general election when Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party became president.
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands after delivering a speech to the Ghanaian Parliament at the Parliament House in July 2009 US Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivering a speech to the Ghanaian Parliament at the Parliament House in July 2019. Speaker - The Speaker presides over the Parliament and enforces observance of all rules that govern its ...
He was born on 27 May 1978 and hails from Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. [3] He studied law at the University of Buckingham, (LLB/MGT, 2003–2006), Ghana School of Law where he received a Barrister at Law certification (2007–2009) and received an M.A in international politics and security studies at the University of Bradford (2009–2010).
Osei-Owusu was born on 22 January 1962 had his basic education in his hometown, Bekwai. [4] He had his O-level secondary school education at Juaben Secondary School in Juaben in the Ashanti Region in 1981.