Prime Minister of Ghana
PostPrime Minister
BodyGhana
InsigniaFlag of Ghana.svg
Insigniasize125px
InsigniacaptionFlag of Ghana
AppointerGovernor-General of Ghana (1957–1960)
President of Ghana (1969–1972)
Formation6 March 1957
FirstKwame Nkrumah
LastKofi Abrefa Busia
Abolished13 January 1972

The prime minister of Ghana was the executive head of government of Ghana from independence in 1957 to 1960 and again from 1969 to 1972.

History of the office

The country's first leader and prime minister was Kwame Nkrumah[1] of the Convention People's Party (CPP).[2] He held that post from the date of Ghana's independence – 6 March 1957 – until 1 July 1960, when a new constitution came into effect that abolished the position. Nkrumah became executive President of the Republic, but was later overthrown in a 1966 military coup.

When Ghana returned to civilian rule in 1969, the parliamentary system was restored. The Progress Party (PP), led by Kofi Abrefa Busia, won the parliamentary elections and Busia became Prime Minister on 1 October 1969. Busia's government was deposed in a military coup on 13 January 1972.

A presidential system was instituted in 1979 when civilian rule was re-established. The post of Prime Minister was never revived.

Prime Ministers of Ghana (1957–1972)

Political parties
No.PictureName
(Birth–Death)		ElectionTerm of officePolitical Party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ghana
1Kwame Nkrumah
(1909–1972)		19566 March 19571 July 19603 years,
116 days		CPP
Prime Minister of the Republic of Ghana
Post abolished (1 July 1960 – 1 October 1969)
2Kofi Abrefa Busia
(1913–1978)		19691 October 196913 January 19722 years,
103 days		PP
Post abolished (13 January 1972 – present)

See also

References

  1. ^ California 94305 (2017-07-03). "Nkrumah, Kwame". Stanford | The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute. Stanford University. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. ^ Biney, Ama Barbara (2017). Kwame Nkrumah: An Intellectual Biography. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest LLC.