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Vice-President of Ghana

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Vice President of the
Republic of Ghana
Incumbent
Mahamudu Bawumia

since 7 January 2017
StyleHis/Her Excellency
ResidenceGolden Jubilee House
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderJoseph W.S. deGraft-Johnson
Republic established
Kow Nkensen Arkaah
Current Constitution
FormationRepublic Day
1 July 1960
1992 Constitution
15 May 1992
Salaryunknown
Website(in English) Presidency.gov.gh
(in English) Ghana.gov.gh

The vice-president of Ghana is the second-highest officer in the Government of Ghana. The vice-president, together with the President of Ghana, is directly elected by the people through popular vote to serve a four-year term in office.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Joseph W.S. de Graft-Johnson
(1933–1999)
24 September 1979 31 December 1981
(Deposed)
2 years, 98 days People's National Party Hilla Limann
2 Kow Nkensen Arkaah
(1927–2001)
7 January 1993 7 January 1997 4 years National Convention Party Jerry Rawlings
3 John Atta Mills
(1944–2012)
7 January 1997 7 January 2001 4 years National Democratic Congress
4 Aliu Mahama
(1946–2012)
7 January 2001 7 January 2009 8 years New Patriotic Party John Kufuor
5 John Mahama
(born 1958)
7 January 2009 24 July 2012 3 years, 199 days National Democratic Congress John Atta Mills
6 Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
(1951–2018)
6 August 2012 7 January 2017 4 years, 154 days National Democratic Congress John Mahama
7 Mahamudu Bawumia
(born 1963)
7 January 2017 Incumbent 7 years, 337 days New Patriotic Party Nana Akufo-Addo
Elect Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
(born 1951)
Taking office:
7 January 2025
−29 days National Democratic Congress John Mahama (elect)