Prime Minister of Ghana

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The Prime Minister of Ghana was the head of government in Ghana’s parliamentary system during certain periods after independence, responsible for leading the executive branch and overseeing national policy.

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Prime Minister of Ghana canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government role
political office
abolished 1960
1972
accountableTo Parliament of Ghana
appliesToJurisdiction Ghana
appointedBy Governor-General of Ghana
President of Ghana
constitutionalStatus head of government of Ghana
country Ghana
firstHolder Kwame Nkrumah
governmentForm parliamentary system
hasCategory Government of Ghana
Political history of Ghana
Prime ministers by country
hasLanguage English
hasPower advise head of state on ministerial appointments
chair Cabinet of Ghana
lead government policy
historicalPeriod post-independence Ghana
inception 1957
6 March 1957
jurisdiction Republic of Ghana
linked to: Ghana
lastHolder Kofi Abrefa Busia
linked to: Kofi Busia
legislativeBody Parliament of Ghana
locatedInTime 20th century
nominatedBy majority party in Parliament of Ghana
officeHolder Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson (as ceremonial vice role in later system)
Kofi Abrefa Busia
linked to: Kofi Busia

Komla Agbeli Gbedemah (acting)
Kwame Nkrumah
officeHolderTitle Prime Minister
officeStatus defunct political office
partOf Constitutional framework of Ghana (1957–1960)
Second Republic of Ghana
politicalSystemContext Westminster-style parliamentary system
precededBy Leader of Government Business in the Gold Coast
replacedBy Executive Presidency of Ghana
President of Ghana
residence Christiansborg Castle
Flagstaff House
responsibleFor executive branch of Ghana
national policy of Ghana
roleIn Government of Ghana
seat Accra
selectionMethod indirect election by Parliament of Ghana
subordinateTo Governor-General of Ghana
President of Ghana (in semi-presidential arrangements)
linked to: President of Ghana
usedIn First Republic of Ghana
Second Republic of Ghana

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Kofi Abrefa Busia positionHeld Prime Minister of Ghana
subject linked to: Kofi Busia
Kofi Abrefa Busia positionHeld Prime Minister of Ghana
subject linked to: Busia