President of Ghana

President of the Republic of Ghana
Presidential Seal of Ghana
Presidential Standard of Ghana
Incumbent John Mahama since 7 January 2025
Style	His/Her Excellency
Type	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Jubilee House
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Kwame Nkrumah Republic established Jerry Rawlings Current Constitution
Formation	Republic Day 1 July 1960 1992 Constitution 15 May 1992
Deputy	Vice-President of Ghana
Salary	934,800 Ghanaian cedi/US$76,000 annually[1]
Website	(in English) presidency.gov.gh (in English) ghana.gov.gh

The President of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current President of Ghana is John Mahama.

Eligibility

According to Chapter 8, Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, a person shall not be qualified for election as the President of Ghana unless:

• (a) he/she is a citizen of Ghana by birth
• (b) he/she has attained the age of forty years; and
• (c) 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.^[2]

List of presidents of the Fourth Republic (1993–present)

No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure		Elected	Political affiliation (at time of appointment)
			Took office	Left office
1	Jerry Rawlings (1947–2020)		7 January 1993	7 January 2001	1992 1996		National Democratic Congress
2	John Kufuor (1938–)		7 January 2001	7 January 2009	2000 2004		New Patriotic Party
3	John Atta Mills (1944–2012)		7 January 2009	24 July 2012 (died in office)	2008		National Democratic Congress
4	John Mahama (1958–)		24 July 2012	7 January 2017	2012		National Democratic Congress
5	Nana Akufo-Addo (1944–)		7 January 2017	7 January 2025	2016 2020		New Patriotic Party
6	John Mahama (1958–)		7 January 2025	Incumbent	2024		National Democratic Congress

References

1. "Top 15 Highest Paid African Presidents 2017". 15 December 2016.
2. The President – Chapter 008 – The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992 – The Executive Archived 28 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. judicial.gov.gh. Judiciary of Ghana.

Other websites

• World Statesmen – Ghana
• Rulers.org – Ghana