Vice-President of Ghana

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The Vice-President of Ghana is the second-highest executive officer in the country, assisting the President in governing and often succeeding them if the presidency becomes vacant.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political office ⓘ
vice presidential office ⓘ
actsAsPresidentWhen President of Ghana is absent ⓘ
linked to: President of Ghana

President of Ghana is incapacitated ⓘ
appointedBy President of Ghana ⓘ
assists President of Ghana ⓘ
associatedWith Coat of arms of Ghana ⓘ
Flag of Ghana ⓘ
canActAs Acting President of Ghana ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
createdUnder Fourth Republic of Ghana ⓘ
electedBy popular vote as part of a presidential ticket ⓘ
electionSystem two-round system for presidential elections ⓘ
eligibleFor re-election ⓘ
formationDate 1993 ⓘ
governedBy provisions of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
hasJurisdiction Republic of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Ghana
includedIn Constitutional offices of Ghana ⓘ
isRunningMateOf presidential candidate in Ghanaian elections ⓘ
maximumNumberOfTerms two ⓘ
memberOf Armed Forces Council of Ghana ⓘ
Cabinet of Ghana ⓘ
National Security Council of Ghana ⓘ
Police Council of Ghana ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of Ghana ⓘ
officeHoldersAre part of the executive branch of Ghana ⓘ
officeHoldersMustBe at least 40 years old ⓘ
citizens of Ghana ⓘ
qualified for election as Member of Parliament in Ghana ⓘ
officeType executive branch office ⓘ
partOf Government of Ghana ⓘ
positionInGovernment second-highest executive officer of Ghana ⓘ
reportsTo President of Ghana ⓘ
requires taking an oath of office ⓘ
residence Official residence of the Vice-President of Ghana ⓘ
responsibleFor assisting in governance of Ghana ⓘ
performing duties delegated by the President of Ghana ⓘ
roleInSuccession first in the presidential line of succession in Ghana ⓘ
seat Accra ⓘ
style His Excellency ⓘ
succeedsPresidentWhen presidency becomes vacant ⓘ
successionTo President of Ghana ⓘ
symbolizes continuity of executive authority in Ghana ⓘ
termLength four years ⓘ
termRenewable once ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Government of Ghana → deputyHeadOfGovernment → Vice-President of Ghana ⓘ
Constitution of Ghana → establishesOffice → Vice-President of Ghana ⓘ
Mahamudu Bawumia → positionHeld → Vice President of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Vice-President of Ghana
Prime Minister of Ghana → officeHolder → Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson (as ceremonial vice role in later system) ⓘ
linked to: Vice-President of Ghana
National Security Council of Ghana → hasMember → Vice President of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Vice-President of Ghana
Executive branch of Ghana → includes → Vice-President of Ghana ⓘ