Edward Adjaho

Right Honourable
Edward Adjaho
Speaker of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2013
Preceded by Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo
Member of Parliament for Avenor-Ave
In office
Jan 1993  Jan 2013
Constituency Avenor-Ave
Majority 16,867
Personal details
Born 3 January 1957
Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Political party National Democratic Congress
Children 3
Alma mater University of Ghana
Occupation Speaker of Parliament
Profession Barrister
Religion Christianity

Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho (born 3 January 1957) is the current speaker of Ghana's Parliament. He is a Ghanaian politician and barrister. He was elected to the position of speaker of Ghana's parliament in the morning of 7 January 2013 succeeding Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo. As at 7 January 2013 he was the first and only speaker to have been elected speaker from among members of Ghana's parliament. He thus became the 5th Speaker of the 4th Republic of Ghana. Following his elevation to the position of speaker, he resigned his position as Member of Parliament for the Avenor-Ave constituency in the Parliament of Ghana.[1] He is one of the few politicians who has retained their seats in parliament throughout the fourth republic of Ghana.He is also a member of the Pan-African Parliament

Education

Adjaho studied at the Accra Academy and continued his education at the University of Ghana where he obtained the LL.B. degree in 1984 before proceeding to the Ghana School of Law where he trained to become a Barrister-at-Law in 1986. He worked at the Attorney-General's department before turning to politics.

Politics

He stood on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992 and has retained his seat in all four subsequent elections. By virtue of Article 97 of the 1992 Constitution, Edward Korbli Doe Adjaho upon assumption of the office of Speaker of Parliament has vacated his seat. Mr. Doe Adjaho was sworn in by Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Woode at the first sitting of the new Parliament.[2]

Personal life

He is a Christian and is married with four children. His family hails from Wlitey in the Volta Region of Ghana.

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Parliament of Ghana
New title Member of Parliament for Avenor-Ave
1993 7 January 2013
Succeeded by
Bernard Ahiafor
Preceded by
Freddie Blay
First Deputy Speaker, Parliament of Ghana
2009 -2013
Succeeded by
Ebo Barton Oduro
Preceded by
Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo
Speaker of Ghanaian Parliament
2013 - present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Vice President of Ghana
Edward Doe Adjaho
Speaker of Parliament of Ghana
Succeeded by
Georgina Theodora Wood
Chief Justice of Ghana