President of Ghana

President of the Republic of Ghana
Presidential Seal of Ghana
Presidential Standard of Ghana
Incumbent John Mahama since 7 January 2025
Style	His Excellency
Type	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Jubilee House
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Kwame Nkrumah Republic established Jerry Rawlings Current Constitution
Formation	Republic Day 1 July 1960 1992 Constitution 15 May 1992
Deputy	Vice President of Ghana
Salary	934,800 Ghanaian cedi/US$76,000 annually[1]
Website	(in English) presidency.gov.gh (in English) ghana.gov.gh

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Executive President (list) John Mahama Vice President Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang Ministers Council of State
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The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is John Mahama, who won the 2024 presidential election against then vice president, Mahamudu Bawumia, by a margin of 14.94%. He was sworn into office on 7 January 2025.