Vice-President of Ghana
| Vice President of the Republic of Ghana | |
|---|---|
| Style | His/Her Excellency |
| Residence | Golden Jubilee House |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Joseph W.S. deGraft-Johnson Republic established Kow Nkensen Arkaah Current Constitution |
| Formation | Republic Day 1 July 1960 1992 Constitution 15 May 1992 |
| Salary | unknown |
| Website | (in English) Presidency.gov.gh (in English) Ghana.gov.gh |
The vice-president of Ghana is the second-highest officer in the Government of Ghana. The vice-president, together with the President of Ghana, is directly elected by the people through popular vote to serve a four-year term in office.
List
[change | change source]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson (1933–1999) |
24 September 1979 | 31 December 1981 (Deposed) |
2 years, 98 days | People's National Party | Hilla Limann |
| 2 | 
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Kow Nkensen Arkaah (1927–2001) |
7 January 1993 | 7 January 1997 | 4 years | National Convention Party | Jerry Rawlings |
| 3 | 
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John Atta Mills (1944–2012) |
7 January 1997 | 7 January 2001 | 4 years | National Democratic Congress | |
| 4 | 
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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, 337 days | New Patriotic Party | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Elect | 
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Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (born 1951) |
Taking office: 7 January 2025 |
−29 days | National Democratic Congress | John Mahama (elect) | |