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Chief of Staff (Ghana)

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The Chief of Staff of Ghana is the coordinator of the supporting staff and the primary aide-de-camp of the President of Ghana.The chief of staff provides a buffer between the President and that executive's direct-reporting team. The chiefs of staff also acts as a confidant and advisor to the President, acting as a sounding board for ideas.

Chiefs of Staff of Ghana

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Name Profession Period President served
LT. COL. S. B Baryeh[1] Soldier, Army January 1992- July 1997 Jerry John Rawlings
Nana Ato Dadzie Lawyer, Politician July 1997- January 2001 Jerry John Rawlings
Kwadwo Mpiani[2] Financial consultant, Politician January 2005 - January 2009 John Agyekum Kufuor
John Henry Martey Newman[3][4] Lawyer, administrator January 2009 - January 2013 John Atta Mills, John Dramani Mahama
Prosper Douglas Bani[5][6][7] International development manager January 2013 - February 2015 John Dramani Mahama
Julius Debrah[8][7] Politician February 2015 - January 2017
Akosua Frema Osei-Opare[9] Politician January 2017 - Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo

References

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  1. ^ "ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT ON PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE STAFF - JANUARY - DECEMBER, 1996". Ghana Web. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  2. ^ "Kwadwo Mpiani Back Calls For Ending Appointment Of MPs As Ministers". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  3. ^ "Ghana / Mr John Henry Martey Newman appointed as President Chief of Staff". wordpress. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ Ghana News Agency (13 January 2009). "President appoints Chief of Staff". GhanaWeb. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Prosper Douglas Kweku Bani Profile". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Mahama Names New Chief Of Staff And Others". News Ghana. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Update: Prosper Bani out, Julius Debrah in, as new Chief of Staff - MyJoyOnline.com". Myjoyonline. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Prosper Bani Flops: Imani Ghana Urges Julius Debrah To Redeem Image Of Presidency". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  9. ^ "The Chief of Staff – The Presidency, Republic of Ghana". Presidency Of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-06-13.