 this is a list of the heads of state of ghana, from the independence of ghana in 1957 to the present day. from 1957 to 1960 the head of state under the ghana independence act 1957 was the monarch, who was the same person as the monarch of the united kingdom and of the other commonwealth realms. the monarch was represented in ghana by a governor-general. ghana became a republic under the constitution of 1960 and the monarch and governor-general were replaced by an executive president. ==monarch (1957â1960)== the succession to the throne of ghana was the same as the succession to the throne of the united kingdom, governed by the act of settlement 1701. {|class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=3|monarch ! colspan=3|reign ! rowspan=2|royal house ! rowspan=2|prime minister(s) |- ! # ! portrait ! name ! reign start ! reign end ! duration |- ! 1 | 60px | queen elizabeth ii(1926â) | 6 march 1957 | 1 july 1960 | ,  | house of windsor | nkrumah |- |} ===governors-general=== the governor-general was the representative of the monarch in ghana and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. the governor-general was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. after the passage of the statute of westminster 1931, the governor-general was appointed solely on the advice of the cabinet of ghana without the involvement of the british government. in the event of a vacancy the chief justice served as officer administering the government. ;status  {|class="wikitable" |- ! colspan=3|governor-general ! colspan=3|term of office ! rowspan=2|monarch(s) ! rowspan=2|prime minister(s) |- ! # ! portrait ! name ! took office ! left office ! duration |- ! 1 | 60px | sir charles arden-clarke(1898â1962) | 6 march 1957 | 24 june 1957 |  | elizabeth ii | nkrumah |- ! 2 | 60px | the earl of listowel(1906â1997) | 24 june 1957 | 1 july 1960 | ,  | elizabeth ii | nkrumah |- |} ==first republic (1960â1966)== under the 1960 constitution, the first constitution of the republic of ghana, the president replaced the monarch as executive head of state. the president was elected by parliament for a -year term. in the event of a vacancy 
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