President of the Republic of Ghana | |
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since 7 January 2017 | |
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 |
Constitution |
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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 Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential election against former president, John Dramani Mahama, by a margin of 4.23%.[2] He was sworn into office for his second term on 7 January 2021.[3]