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Ghana: offices and people

Explore recorded offices, the people who held them and their institutional connections.

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Recorded offices
233
People
348
Office terms
80
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43 of 43 offices match

Head of state and government

President of Ghana

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Grouped from a recorded national leadership term.

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People and tenure

16 recorded terms

  1. John Mahama

    Reported current

    7 Jan 2025 – End unknown

    President of the Republic of Ghana

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    Source marks this term current; not independently verified

    • Start: 7 Jan 2025

    Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat

  2. Nana Akufo-Addo

    Historical

    7 Jan 2017 – 7 Jan 2025

    President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025

    Term source (opens in a new tab)
    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 7 Jan 2017
    • End: 7 Jan 2025

    Portrait: CC BY 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · DFID - UK Department for International Development Graham Carlow

  3. John Mahama

    Historical

    24 Jul 2012 – 7 Jan 2017

    President of the Republic of Ghana

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    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 24 Jul 2012
    • End: 7 Jan 2017

    Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Cabinet Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Secretariat

  4. John Evans Atta Mills

    Historical

    7 Jan 2009 – 24 Jul 2012

    sixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012)

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    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 7 Jan 2009
    • End: 24 Jul 2012

    Portrait: CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab) · National Democratic Congress party of Ghana

  5. John Kufuor

    Historical

    7 Jan 2001 – 7 Jan 2009

    fifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer

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    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 7 Jan 2001
    • End: 7 Jan 2009

    Portrait: CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab) · Copyright World Economic Forum (www.weforum.org)/Eric Miller, mailto:[email protected] [email protected])

  6. Jerry Rawlings

    Historical

    31 Dec 1981 – 7 Jan 2001

    fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)

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    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 31 Dec 1981
    • End: 7 Jan 2001

    Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Mark Renders / European Communities, 1998 / EC - Audiovisual Service

  7. Hilla Limann

    Historical

    24 Sept 1979 – 31 Dec 1981

    eighth President of the Republic of Ghana (1934–1998)

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    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 24 Sept 1979
    • End: 31 Dec 1981

    Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · London School of Economics

  8. Jerry Rawlings

    Historical

    4 Jun 1979 – 24 Sept 1979

    fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)

    Term source (opens in a new tab)
    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 4 Jun 1979
    • End: 24 Sept 1979

    Portrait: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab) · Mark Renders / European Communities, 1998 / EC - Audiovisual Service

  9. Fred Akuffo

    Historical

    5 Jul 1978 – 4 Jun 1979

    soldier, politician, former Chief of Defence Staff and head of state of Ghana (1937-1979)

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    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 5 Jul 1978
    • End: 4 Jun 1979

    Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Voice of America

  10. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong

    Historical

    13 Jan 1972 – 5 Jul 1978

    soldier and former military head of state of Ghana (1931-1979)

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    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 13 Jan 1972
    • End: 5 Jul 1978

    Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Voice of America

  11. Edward Akufo-Addo

    Historical

    31 Aug 1970 – 13 Jan 1972

    second President of the Republic of Ghana (1906-1979)

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    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 31 Aug 1970
    • End: 13 Jan 1972

  12. Nii Amaa Ollennu

    Historical

    7 Aug 1970 – 31 Aug 1970

    Judge, Former Speaker of the Parliament and Former Acting President of Ghana (1906-1986)

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    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 7 Aug 1970
    • End: 31 Aug 1970

  13. Akwasi Afrifa

    Historical

    2 Apr 1969 – 7 Aug 1970

    soldier, politician, and former head of state of Ghana (1936-1979)

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    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 2 Apr 1969
    • End: 7 Aug 1970

  14. Joseph Arthur Ankrah

    Historical

    24 Feb 1966 – 2 Apr 1969

    Ghanaian politician (1915-1992)

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    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 24 Feb 1966
    • End: 2 Apr 1969

    Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · Yoichi Okamoto

  15. Kwame Nkrumah

    Historical

    1 Jul 1960 – 24 Feb 1966

    Ghanaian politician (1909–1972)

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    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 1 Jul 1960
    • End: 24 Feb 1966

    Portrait: Public domain (opens in a new tab) · USSR Post

  16. Charles Arden-Clarke

    Historical

    6 Mar 1957 – 24 Jun 1957

    British colonial administrator (1898-1962)

    Term source (opens in a new tab)
    Status and date evidence

    Recorded source date range establishes historical service; exact term end may be unknown

    • Start: 6 Mar 1957
    • End: 24 Jun 1957

    Portrait: OGL v1.0 (opens in a new tab) · The National Archives UK - Flickr account

Sources and coverage

Office and term sources are linked in each record. Portraits link to their Wikimedia Commons file pages with the available licence and attribution.

Coverage notes (3)
  • Coverage varies by country and institution. Recorded offices are not a complete government roster.
  • Marked current is a source claim. Missing dates are shown as uncertain.
  • Office groups are classifications. Connections are recorded Wikidata relationships, not verified reporting lines.
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