Politics
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Political structure
- Official name: Republic of Ghana
- Form of state: Unitary republic
Legal system
A new constitution, based on the US model, was approved by referendum in April 1992
National legislature
Parliament; 275 members elected by universal suffrage every four years
National elections
December 2016 (presidential and parliamentary); next elections November 2020
Head of state
President, elected by universal suffrage for a maximum of two four-year terms; Nana Akufo-Addo won the December 2016 presidential election
National government
Cabinet appointed by the president, but subject to parliamentary approval
Main political parties
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP); the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the main opposition party; other parties include the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), People’s National Convention (PNC), Convention People’s Party (CPP) and National Democratic Party (NDP), but none of these smaller parties currently has parliamentary representation
Key ministers
- President: Nana Akufo-Addo
- Vice-president: Mahamudu Bawumia
- Agriculture: Owusu Afriyie Akoto
- Attorney-general: Gloria Akuffo
- Aviation: Kofi Adda
- Communications: Ursula Owusu Ekuful
- Defence: Dominic Nitiwul
- Education: Matthew Opoku Prempeh
- Employment & social welfare: Ignatius Baffuor Awuah
- Energy: John Peter Amewu
- Environment, science & technology: Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng
- Finance: Ken Ofori-Atta
- Foreign affairs: Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey
- Health: Kwaku Agyemang-Manu
- Interior: Ambrose Dery
- Lands & natural resources: Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh
- Local government: Hajia Alima Mahama
- Roads & highways: Kwesi Amoako Atta
- Sanitation & water resources: Cecilia Abena Dapaah
- Trade & industry: Alan John Kyerematen
- Transport: Kwaku Ofori Asiamah
- Works & housing: Samuel Atta Akyea
Central bank governor
- Ernest Addison
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