Daftar Wakil Presiden Ghana

Wakil Presiden Republik Ghana
Wakil Presiden Republik Ghana
	Petahana; Kwesi Amissah-Arthur; sejak 6 Agustus 2012
Kediaman	Flagstaff House
Masa jabatan	Empat tahun, dapat diperpanjang sebanyak satu kali
Pejabat perdana	Joseph W.S. deGraft-Johnson; Republik Mandiri; Kow Nkensen Arkaah; Konstitusi sekarang
Dibentuk	Republic Day; 1 Juli 1960; en [Konstitusi 1992]; 15 Mei 1992
Gaji	tidak diketahui
Situs web	(Inggris) Presidency.gov.gh; (Inggris) Ghana.gov.gh

Wakil Presiden Republik Ghana adalah pejabat eksekutif tertinggi ke-2 di Ghana. Wakil Presiden bersama dengan Presiden Republik Ghana secara langsung dipilih oleh rakyat lewar pemilihan umum untuk menjabat selama empat tahun. Wakil Presiden adalah orang pertama dalam penggantian jalur presidensial dan akan naik jabatan menjadi Presiden apabila Presidennya meninggal, mengundurkan diri atau dipindah. Wakil Presiden Ghana yang sekarang adalah en [Kwesi Amissah-Arthur] yang menjabat setelah pendahulunya menjadi Presiden Republik Ghana pada 24 Juli 2012 setelah kematian Presiden Atta Mills.

Kelayakan/Eligibitas

Berdasarkan undang-undang pasal 62 tahun 1992 tentang pemilihan kandidat sebagai Wakil Presiden harus memnuhi kriteria berikut:

Dia adalah seorang warga negara Ghana sejak lahir
Dia telah mencapai usia 35 tahun
he/she is a person who is otherwise qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament, except that the disqualifications set out in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of article 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in respect of any such person, by a presidential pardon or by the lapse of time as provided for in clause (5) of that article.

Sumpah jabatan

Wakil Presiden Ghana harus disumpah terlebih dahulu oleh Badan Peradilan dihadapan rakyat Ghana di alun-alun Independence di Accra. Wakil Presiden terpilih harus mengulangi kalimat di bawah ini:

"I,........................................................................................................having been elected to the office of Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, do (in the name of the Almighty God swear) (solemnly affirm) that I will be faithful and true to the Republic of Ghana; that I will at all times preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana; and I dedicate myself to the service and well-being of the people of the Republic of Ghana and to do right to all manner of persons.

I further (solemnly swear) (solemnly affirm) that should I at any time break this oath of office, I shall submit myself to the laws of the Republic of Ghana and suffer the penalty for it. (So help me God)."

Tugas

Tugas dari Wakil Presiden Ghana adalah:

Memimpin berbagai rapat yang Presien tidak dapat hadiri.
Menjadi Presiden sementara saat Presiden ke luar negeri.

Wakil Presiden juga adalah anggota dari

Dewan Keamanan Nasional
Dewan Angkatan Bersenjata^[1]
Majelis Pelayanan Polisi^[2]
Majelis Pelayanan Lembaga Pemasyarakatan^[3]

List

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Political party
1	Joseph Richard Asiedu	July 1960	June 1965
2	Kofi Asante Ofori-Atta	June 1965	February 1966
—	Nii Amaa Ollennu	24 February 1966	24 February 1966
3	National Liberation Council	24 February 1966	1 October 1969	Military
4	Joseph Arthur Ankrah	1 October 1969	1 October 1969	Independent
5	John Willie Kofi Harlley	1 October 1969	1 October 1969	Independent
6	Brigadier Akwasi Afrifa (1936–1979) Chairman of the Presidential Commission	3 September 1969	7 August 1970	Military
7	Nii Amaa Ollennu (1906–1986)	7 August 1970	31 August 1970	Independent
8	Edward Akufo-Addo (1906–1979)	31 August 1970	13 January 1972 (Deposed in a coup)	Independent
9	Fred Akuffo	13 January 1972	5 July 1978 (Deposed in a coup)	Military
9	Chairman of the SMC from 9 October 1975	13 January 1972	5 July 1978 (Deposed in a coup)
10	Joshua Hamidu	5 July 1978	4 June 1979 (Deposed in a coup)
11	Kojo Boakye-Djan Chairman of the AFRC	4 June 1979	24 September 1979
12	Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson (1933–1999)	24 September 1979	31 December 1981 (Deposed)	People's National Party
13	Provisional National Defence Council	31 December 1981	31 December 1981	Military
14	Joseph Nunoo-Mensah	31 December 1981	25 August 1983
15	Arnold Quainoo	25 August 1983	22 September 1989
16	Winston Mensa-Wood	22 September 1989	4 June 1990
17	Harry Dumashie	4 June 1990	7 January 1993
18	Daniel Francis Annan	7 January 1993	7 January 1993
19	Kow Nkensen Arkaah (1927–2001)	7 January 1993	7 January 1997	National Convention Party
20	John Atta Mills (1944–2012)	7 January 1997	7 January 2001	National Democratic Congress
21	Aliu Mahama (1946–2012)	7 January 2001	7 January 2009	New Patriotic Party
22	John Mahama (born 1958)	7 January 2009	24 July 2012	National Democratic Congress
23	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur (1951–2018)	6 August 2012	7 January 2017	National Democratic Congress
24	Mahamudu Bawumia (born 1963)	7 January 2017	7 January 2025	New Patriotic Party
25	Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (born 1951)	7 January 2025	Incumbent	National Democratic Congress