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Prime Minister of Ghana

Head of government in Ghana; 1957–1960 and 1969–1972

Field	Value
post	Prime Minister
body	Ghana
insignia	Flag of Ghana.svg
insigniasize	125px
insigniacaption	Flag of Ghana
imagesize	120px
appointer	Governor-General of Ghana (1957–1960)
President of Ghana (1969–1972)
formation	6 March 1957
first	Kwame Nkrumah
last	Kofi Abrefa Busia
abolished	13 January 1972

President of Ghana (1969–1972)

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

History of the office

The country's first leader and prime minister was Kwame Nkrumah of the Convention People's Party (CPP). 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 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 parliamentary elections and he 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.	Picture	Name
(Birth–Death)	Election	Term of office	Political Party	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Prime Minister of the Dominion of Ghana	Convention People's Party}}; color:white;"	1	Prime Minister of the Republic of Ghana	Progress Party (Ghana)}}; color:black;"	2
[[File:Kwame Nkrumah (JFKWHP-AR6409-A).jpg	150x150px]]	Kwame Nkrumah
(1909–1972)	[1956](1956-gold-coast-general-election)	6 March 1957	1 July 1960	3 years,
116 days	CPP
Post abolished (1 July 1960 – 1 October 1969)
[[File:KofiBusia.png	100x100px]]	Kofi Abrefa Busia
(1913–1978)	[1969](1969-ghanaian-parliamentary-election)	1 October 1969	13 January 1972	2 years,
103 days	PP
Post abolished (13 January 1972 – present)

References

(2017-07-03). "Nkrumah, Kwame". Stanford University.
Biney, Ama Barbara. (2017). "Kwame Nkrumah: An Intellectual Biography". ProQuest LLC.

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