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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.
The New Patriotic Party, found in 1992, is the successor to the Gold Coast's The Big Six independence achiever party United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC); the People's National Convention, and the Convention People's Party, successor to Kwame Nkrumah's original party of the same name, which was the incumbent government of Ghana for 10 years from ...
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. One new constituency, Guan was contested for the first time in this parliament. [2]
Prior to independence, Ghana was under colonial rule in various forms including direct or indirect British rule. On February 12, 1951, the first Ghanaian government or cabinet, dominated by native Ghanaians was formed in the run up to independence on March 6, 1957. since then, Ghana has had a mix of democratically elected governments as well as ...
This is the second time that John Mahama has been President of Ghana. His first term in government was when he inherited the government of President John Atta Mills who died in office in 2012. [1] [2] Mahama has remained as the leader of the National Democratic Congress since the death of Atta Mills.
The following table presents a listing of Ghana’s regional ministers as of February 2025 under John Mahama. [1] ... List of Mahama Government Ministers; Regions of ...
The structure and the power of the judiciary are independent of the two other branches of government. The Judiciary of Ghana is responsible for interpreting, applying and enforcing the laws of Ghana, and exists to settle legal conflicts fairly and in a more competent way. [23] The Supreme Court of Ghana has broad powers of judicial review. It ...
Ghana Freedom Party: GFP 2012 Akua Donkor [9] 0 2024 Ghana Union Movement: GUM 2019 Christian Kwabena Andrews [10] 0 2024 Liberal Party of Ghana: LPG 2017 Kofi Akpaloo [11] 0 2024 National Democratic Party: NDP 2012 Mohammed Frimpong [10] 0 2024 Split from NDC People's National Convention: PNC 1992 Bernard Mornah [10] 0 2024 Power Unity Party ...