Vice-President of Ghana - wikipedia Vice-President of Ghana Vice-President of Ghana Incumbent Mahamudu Bawumia since 7 January 2017 Style His / Her Excellency Residence Flagstaff House Term length Four years, renewable once Inaugural holder Joseph W.S. deGraft - Johnson Republic established Kow Nkensen Arkaah Current Constitution Formation Republic Day 1 July 1960 1992 Constitution 15 May 1992 Salary unknown Website ( in English ) Presidency.gov.gh ( in English ) Ghana.gov.gh Ghana This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Ghana Constitution Executive President ( list ) Nana Akufo - Addo Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia Ministers Council of State Legislative Parliament Members of Parliament Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice : Sophia Akuffo Human rights Elections Constituencies Political parties Politicians Electoral Commission Recent elections General : 2008 2012 2016 Administrative divisions Regions Districts Foreign relations Minister for Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions Passport Nationality law Other countries Atlas The Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana is the second - highest executive official in Ghana. The vice-president, together with the President of Ghana, is directly elected by the people through popular vote to serve a four - year term of office. The vice-president is the first person in the presidential line of succession, and would ascend to the presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal of the president. The current vice-president is Mahamudu Bawumia, who took office on 7 January 2017, under President Nana Akufo - Addo. Contents 1 Eligibility 2 Oath of office 3 Duties 4 List of Vice-Presidents of Ghana 5 References Eligibility The provisions of article 62 of the 1992 Constitution apply to a candidate for election as Vice-President : ( a ) he / she is a citizen of Ghana by birth ( b ) he / she has attained the age of thirty - five years ; and ( c ) he / she is a person who is otherwise qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament, except that the disqualifications set out in paragraphs ( c ), ( d ), and ( e ) of clause ( 2 ) of article 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in respect of any such person, by a presidential pardon or by the lapse of time as provided for in clause ( 5 ) of that article. Oath of office The Vice-President of Ghana must be sworn in by the Chief Justice before the citizens of Ghana at the Independence square in Accra. The Vice-President - elect must repeat the following : `` I, ( name ) having been elected to the office of Vice-President of the Republic of Ghana, do ( in the name of the Almighty God swear ) ( solemnly affirm ) that I will be faithful and true to the Republic of Ghana ; that I will at all times preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana ; and I dedicate myself to the service and well - being of the people of the Republic of Ghana and to do right to all manner of persons. I further ( solemnly swear ) ( solemnly affirm ) that should I at any time break this oath of office, I shall submit myself to the laws of the Republic of Ghana and suffer the penalty for it. ( So help me God ). '' Duties The duties of the vice-president of Ghana are : presiding of various meetings in absence of the President acting President when the president is out of the country The Vice-President is also a member of The National Security Council The Armed Forces Council The Police Service Council The Prisons Service Council List of Vice-Presidents of Ghana No Vice-President ( Birth -- Death ) Portrait Tenure President Political affiliation ( at time of appointment ) Took office Left office Joseph W.S. de Graft - Johnson ( 1933 -- 1999 ) 24 September 1979 31 December 1981 ( deposed. ) Hilla Limann People 's National Party Kow Nkensen Arkaah ( 1927 -- 2001 ) 7 January 1993 7 January 1997 Jerry Rawlings National Democratic Congress John Atta Mills ( 1944 -- 2012 ) 7 January 1997 7 January 2001 Aliu Mahama ( 1946 -- 2012 ) 7 January 2001 7 January 2009 John Kufuor New Patriotic Party 5 John Mahama ( 1958 -- ) 7 January 2009 24 July 2012 John Atta Mills National Democratic Congress 6 Kwesi Amissah - Arthur ( 1951 -- 2018 ) 6 August 2012 7 January 2017 John Mahama 7 Mahamudu Bawumia ( 1963 -- ) 7 January 2017 Nana Akufo - Addo New Patriotic Party References Jump up ^ Chapter 17 Article 211 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana Jump up ^ Chapter 15 Article 201 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana Jump up ^ Chapter 16 Article 206 Constitution of the Republic of Ghana Order of precedence Preceded by Nana Akufo - Addo President of Ghana Mahamudu Bawumia Vice President of Ghana Succeeded by Aaron Mike Oquaye Speaker of Parliament of Ghana Vice-Presidents of Ghana Joseph W.S. de Graft - Johnson post vacant, 1981 -- 93 Kow Nkensen Arkaah John Atta Mills Aliu Mahama John Dramani Mahama Kwesi Amissah - Arthur Mahamudu Bawumia Ghana Order of precedence in Ghana Nana Akufo - Addo ( President ) Mahamudu Bawumia ( Vice-President ) Mike Oquaye ( Speaker of Parliament ) Sophia Akuffo ( Chief Justice ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vice-President_of_Ghana&oldid=860934599 '' Categories : Vice-Presidents of Ghana Lists of office - holders by country Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Bahasa Indonesia Edit links This page was last edited on 24 September 2018, at 02 : 07 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the first vice president of ghana
Answer: Mahamudu Bawumia