Parliament of Ghana

Speaker of the Parliament
Parliament House, Accra
Tel. 233-21-668514
Email: parclerk@ghana.com
Website: Official Site
History of Parliament
Speaker of Parliament:Mrs. Joyce Bamford-Addo
First Deputy Speaker: Edward Doe Ajaho

Second Deputy Speaker: Michael Aaron Oquaye

Majority Leader: Samuel K. Alban Bagbin
Deputy Majority Leader: John Tia Akologu
Chief Whip:Enoch Teye Mensah
First Deputy Chief Whip: Akua Sena Dansua
Second Deputy Chief Whip: Evans Paul Aidoo

Minority Leader: Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
Deputy Minority Leader: Ambrose P. Dery
Minority Chief Whip:
Dep. Minority Chief Whip: Gifty Eugenia Kusi
2nd Dep. Minority Chief Whip: Benjamin Kofi Ayeh

OVERVIEW OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN PARLIAMENT (January 2009)

Region NDC CPP PNC NPP IND. Total

Western Region 11 1 - 10 - 22

Central Region 11 - - 8 - 19

Greater Accra 18 - - 9 - 27

Volta 21 - - 1 - 22

Eastern 7 - - 19 1 27

Ashanti 3 - - 34 2 39

Brong Ahafo 8 - - 15 - 23

Northern 21 - - 4 1 26

Upper East 8 - 1 4 - 13

Upper West 6 - 1 3 - 10

Total 114 1 2 107 4 228

NDC - National Democratic Congress
CPP - Convention Peoples Party
PNC - Peoples National Convention
NPP - New Patriotic Party
IND - Independent Candidates