President-elect of Ghana
| President-elect of Ghana | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | The period between the presidential election on 7 December, and Noon (Greenwich Time Zone) on the following 7 January |
| Inaugural holder |
Kwame Nkrumah 20 April 1960 - 1 July 1960 |
The President-elect of Ghana is the apparent winner, as ascertained by the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana, following the general election on 7 December.
During the period between the presidential election and the inauguration, the outgoing president is a lame duck, while the incoming president heads a presidential transition team to ensure a smooth handover of power.
If a sitting president has won re-election, the incumbent is not referred to as a president-elect as he or she is already in office and is not waiting to become president. Likewise, if a Vice President succeeds to the Presidency by way of the President's death, resignation or removal (via impeachment) from office, that person never holds the title of President-elect, as they would become President immediately.
The most recent President-elect is former Minister of Foreign Affairs Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party, who won the presidential election on 9 December 2016.[1]
List of presidents-elect
| President–elect | Party | From | To | Number of days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwame Nkrumah | CPP | 20 April 1960 | 1 July 1960 | 72 days | |
| 2 | Hilla Limann | PNP | 9 July 1979 | 24 September 1979 | 78 days | |
| 3 | Jerry John Rawlings | NDC | 3 November 1992 | 7 January 1993 | 65 days | |
| 4 | John Agyekum Kufuor | NPP | 28 December 2000 | 7 January 2001 | 10 days | |
| 5 | John Atta Mills | NDC | 28 December 2008 | 7 January 2009 | 10 days | |
| 7 | Nana Akufo-Addo | NPP | 9 December 2016 | 7 January 2017 | 31 days | |
Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah became the first Ghanaian to be elected as President of the Republic of Ghana. President Limann holds the record of having the longest transition period from President-elect to President. His transition period lasted 78 days. It should be noted that President Rawlings prior to the presidential elections in 1992, was already head of state of Ghana. He was the Chairman of the Provisional National Defence Council. Due to the fact that Ghana adopted a new constitution in 1992, the position of President of the Republic was vacant. President John Kufuor and President John Atta Mills both hold the record of having the shortest transition period from President-elect to President with both transition period lasting only 10 days. This is due to the fact that both Presidents needed a second round of voting (2000, 2008) to win the presidential election.
Vice President-elect of Ghana
The Vice President-elect of Ghana is the running mate of presidential candidate who wins an election. First established after the adoption of the 3rd Constitution of Ghana, the inaugural holder is Joseph W.S. deGraft-Johnson. The current Vice President-elect of Ghana is Mahamudu Bawumia
| Vice President-elect of Ghana | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honorable |
| Term length | The period between the presidential election on 7 December, and Noon (Greenwich Time Zone) on the following January 7 |
| Inaugural holder |
Joseph W.S. deGraft-Johnson
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