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
editName | Profession | Period | President served |
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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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- ^ "Mahama Names New Chief Of Staff And Others". News Ghana. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
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- ^ "Prosper Bani Flops: Imani Ghana Urges Julius Debrah To Redeem Image Of Presidency". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- ^ "The Chief of Staff – The Presidency, Republic of Ghana". Presidency Of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2017-06-14. Retrieved 2017-06-13.