Government of Ghana

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The Government of Ghana is the central governing authority of the Republic of Ghana, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and management of public resources and institutions.

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Government of the Republic of Ghana 1

Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf central government
executive authority
public authority
administrativeDivisionSystem regions of Ghana
alsoKnownAs Government of Ghana
surface form: Government of the Republic of Ghana
appoints metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives
ministers of state
regional ministers
branch executive branch of Ghana
judicial branch of Ghana
legislative branch of Ghana
budgetYear calendar year
capital Accra
collects taxes in Ghana
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Ghana
country Ghana
surface form: Republic of Ghana
currentConstitutionAdopted 1992
deputyHeadOfGovernment Vice-President of Ghana
deputyOfficeHolder Mahamudu Bawumia
executiveBody Cabinet of Ghana
fiscalAuthority Ministry of Finance of Ghana
followsPrinciple multi-party democracy
rule of law
separation of powers
governmentType multi-party system
unitary presidential constitutional democracy
headOfGovernment President of Ghana
headOfState President of Ghana
highestCourt Supreme Court of Ghana
internationalOrganizationMember African Union
Commonwealth of Nations
ECOWAS
surface form: Economic Community of West African States

United Nations
judicialBody Judiciary of Ghana
languageOfAdministration English
legalSystem mixed legal system of English common law and customary law
legislature Parliament of Ghana
legislatureType unicameral parliament
localGovernmentSystem metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies
monetaryAuthority Bank of Ghana
numberOfRegions 16
officeHolder Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
officeHolderTitle President of Ghana
regulates public institutions in Ghana
responsibleFor economic policy of Ghana
education policy of Ghana
foreign policy of Ghana
health policy of Ghana
implementation of laws
infrastructure development policy
management of public resources
national administration
national security policy
provision of public services
public policy formulation
seatOfGovernment Jubilee House
securityAgency Ghana Armed Forces
Ghana Immigration Service
Ghana National Fire Service
Ghana Police Service
Ghana Prisons Service
sovereignState Ghana
supervises local government authorities in Ghana

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Government of Ghana alsoKnownAs Government of Ghana
this entity surface form: Government of the Republic of Ghana
Elmina Castle ownedBy Government of Ghana