President of Ghana

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The President of Ghana is the country’s elected head of state and government, responsible for leading the executive branch and representing Ghana both domestically and internationally.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
political office ⓘ
appointedBy electorate of Ghana ⓘ
branch executive branch ⓘ
constitutingInstrument 1992 Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
dateEstablished 1960-07-01 ⓘ
electionSystem two-round system ⓘ
eligibleForReelection true ⓘ
firstHolder Kwame Nkrumah ⓘ
firstHolderStartDate 1960-07-01 ⓘ
flag Presidential Standard of Ghana ⓘ
hasDuty deliver State of the Nation Address ⓘ
protect the sovereignty of Ghana ⓘ
uphold the Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Ghana ⓘ
hasPower appoint Vice President of Ghana ⓘ
appoint ministers of state ⓘ
appoint regional ministers ⓘ
assent to legislation ⓘ
declare war with parliamentary approval ⓘ
grant pardons ⓘ
veto legislation subject to constitutional limits ⓘ
isCommanderInChiefOf Ghana Armed Forces ⓘ
locatedIn Republic of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Ghana
memberOf Armed Forces Council of Ghana ⓘ
National Security Council of Ghana ⓘ
mustBeAgeAtLeast 40 years ⓘ
mustBeCitizenOf Ghana ⓘ
nativeLabel President of the Republic of Ghana ⓘ
officeHoldersNumber 1 at a time ⓘ
officeType executive presidency ⓘ
oversees Cabinet of Ghana ⓘ
partOf Government of Ghana ⓘ
predecessorOffice Governor-General of Ghana ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Ghana (for accountability mechanisms) ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Ghana
represents Ghana in international relations ⓘ
residence Jubilee House ⓘ
residenceCity Accra ⓘ
seat Accra ⓘ
selectionMethod direct popular vote ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
symbolizes national unity of Ghana ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
termLimit two terms ⓘ
votingEligibility universal adult suffrage ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Ghana → headOfState → President of Ghana ⓘ
Government of Ghana → headOfGovernment → President of Ghana ⓘ
Kwame Nkrumah → positionHeld → President of Ghana ⓘ
Parliament of Ghana → worksWith → President of Ghana ⓘ
Order of the Star of Ghana → awardingBody → President of Ghana ⓘ
Judiciary of Ghana → appointmentOfJudgesBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
Constitution of Ghana → establishesOffice → President of Ghana ⓘ
Constitution of Ghana → definesHeadOfStateAs → President of Ghana ⓘ
Ghana Armed Forces → commanderInChief → President of Ghana ⓘ
Ghana Armed Forces → supremeCommander → President of Ghana ⓘ
Vice-President of Ghana → reportsTo → President of Ghana ⓘ
Vice-President of Ghana → assists → President of Ghana ⓘ
Vice-President of Ghana → appointedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
Vice-President of Ghana → successionTo → President of Ghana ⓘ
Vice-President of Ghana → actsAsPresidentWhen → President of Ghana is absent ⓘ
linked to: President of Ghana
Cabinet of Ghana → headOfGovernment → President of Ghana ⓘ
Cabinet of Ghana → reportsTo → President of Ghana ⓘ
Cabinet of Ghana → appointedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
Kwame Nkrumah → positionHeld → President of Ghana ⓘ
subject linked to: Western Region, Gold Coast
Jerry John Rawlings → positionHeld → President of Ghana ⓘ
coat of arms of Ghana → usedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
presidential standard of Ghana → represents → President of Ghana ⓘ
Office of the President of Ghana → reportsTo → President of Ghana ⓘ
Flagstaff House → primaryOccupant → President of Ghana ⓘ
Prime Minister of Ghana → subordinateTo → President of Ghana (in semi-presidential arrangements) ⓘ
linked to: President of Ghana
Ministry of Defence of Ghana → subordinateTo → President of Ghana ⓘ
Chief of Defence Staff of Ghana → reportsTo → President of Ghana ⓘ
Chief of Defence Staff of Ghana → appointedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
Governor-General of Ghana → successor → President of Ghana ⓘ
National Security Council of Ghana → reportsTo → President of Ghana ⓘ
National Security Council of Ghana → chairedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
Attorney General of Ghana → appointedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
Attorney General of Ghana → advises → President of Ghana ⓘ
Chief Justice of Ghana → nominatedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
Chief Justice of Ghana → canBeRemovedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
Executive branch of Ghana → headedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
Executive branch of Ghana → headOfState → President of Ghana ⓘ
Executive branch of Ghana → headOfGovernment → President of Ghana ⓘ
Executive branch of Ghana → commanderInChief → President of Ghana ⓘ
Fourth Republic of Ghana → headOfStateTitle → President of Ghana ⓘ
Council of State (Ghana) → advises → President of Ghana ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
Council of State (Ghana) → reportsTo → President of Ghana ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
Council of State (Ghana) → canBeConsultedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
subject linked to: Council of State
Inspector-General of Police (Ghana) → appointedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
subject linked to: Inspector-General of Police
Inspector-General of Police (Ghana) → nominatedBy → President of Ghana ⓘ
subject linked to: Inspector-General of Police
Inspector-General of Police (Ghana) → reportsTo → President of Ghana ⓘ
subject linked to: Inspector-General of Police