Speaker of Parliament of Ghana

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The Speaker of Parliament of Ghana is the presiding officer and highest authority of Ghana’s legislature, responsible for overseeing parliamentary proceedings and ensuring adherence to the constitution and standing orders.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf political office ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
branchOfGovernment Legislature of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of Ghana
canBeRemovedBy resolution of Parliament ⓘ
constitutingInstrument Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
country Ghana ⓘ
eligibility may be chosen from among sitting Members of Parliament ⓘ
may be chosen from persons qualified to be Members of Parliament ⓘ
must be qualified to be a Member of Parliament ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Members of Parliament during sittings ⓘ
parliamentary debates ⓘ
hasDeputy First Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Ghana
legalFramework Standing Orders of the Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Greater Accra Region ⓘ
memberOf Parliamentary Service Board ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Constitutional provisions of Ghana ⓘ
officeHoldersBody Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
power may call Members to order ⓘ
may determine who has the floor to speak ⓘ
may refer matters to parliamentary committees ⓘ
may rule on points of order ⓘ
may suspend a Member for disorderly conduct ⓘ
precedenceOver Members of Parliament ⓘ
rank one of the highest officers of state in Ghana ⓘ
residence Accra ⓘ
role administers oath of office to Members of Parliament ⓘ
administers oath of office to the President of Ghana in some circumstances ⓘ
chairs the Parliamentary Service Board ⓘ
ensures adherence to the Constitution of Ghana ⓘ
ensures adherence to the Standing Orders of Parliament ⓘ
highest authority of the Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
interprets parliamentary rules ⓘ
maintains order in the chamber ⓘ
oversees parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
presiding officer of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
represents Parliament in its relations with the President ⓘ
represents Parliament in its relations with the judiciary ⓘ
seat Parliament House, Accra ⓘ
selectionMethod elected by Members of Parliament ⓘ
style Right Honourable ⓘ
termLength corresponds to the term of Parliament ⓘ
worksWith Clerk to Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
Majority Leader of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
Minority Leader of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ

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

Parliament of Ghana → hasSpeaker → Speaker of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
Parliament House, Accra → usedBy → Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
linked to: Speaker of Parliament of Ghana
Majority Leader of Parliament of Ghana → worksWith → Speaker of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ
Constitutional offices of Ghana → includesOffice → Speaker of Parliament of Ghana ⓘ