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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Ghana canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of government role
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| abolished |
1960
ⓘ
1972 ⓘ |
| accountableTo | Parliament of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Governor-General of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Ghana ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | head of government of Ghana ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | parliamentary system ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Government of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Kofi Abrefa Busia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 20th century ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | majority party in Parliament of Ghana ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson (as ceremonial vice role in later system)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kofi Abrefa Busia NERFINISHED ⓘ Komla Agbeli Gbedemah (acting) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle | Prime Minister ⓘ |
| officeStatus | defunct political office ⓘ |
| partOf |
Constitutional framework of Ghana (1957–1960)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | Westminster-style parliamentary system ⓘ |
| precededBy | Leader of Government Business in the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Executive Presidency of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Ghana ⓘ |
| residence |
Christiansborg Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flagstaff House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
executive branch of Ghana
ⓘ
national policy of Ghana ⓘ |
| roleIn | Government of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | indirect election by Parliament of Ghana ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Governor-General of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of Ghana (in semi-presidential arrangements) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
First Republic of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Republic of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kofi Abrefa Busia