who appoints the speaker of parliament in ghana
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title: Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana text: Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Ghana. The current speaker is Mike Oquaye. He was elected on 7 January 2017. The first speaker of the Parliament of Ghana was Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist who was Speaker of the National Assembly from independence on 6 March 1957 until December 1957. Prior to Ghana's independence, the Governor of Ghana presided over the legislative council. This changed in 1949 when Emmanuel Quist became its first African president. The Legislative Council elected Quist as its first speaker in 1951. title: Parliament of Ghana text: serve four-year terms. The Speaker cannot be a Member of Parliament though he/she must possess the qualifications to stand for elections as a Member of Parliament, such person on appointment as Speaker must resign and declare the seat occupied in Parliament as vacant. The Speaker is assisted by two Deputy Speakers (First and Second Deputy Speakers), who are elected at the commencement of every Parliament. They must come from different political parties. The current Speaker is Prof. Aaron Mike Ocquaye former MP for Dome-Kwabenya constituency of Ghana. Pre-Independence (1951 – 1957)<br> Speaker of the National Assembly<br> Emmanuel Charles Quist (March title: Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana text: The longest serving speaker was Daniel Francis Annan who served from 7 January 1993 to 6 January 2001. In January 2009, Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo became the first lady to be speaker of the Ghanaian parliament. Article 95 of the 1992 Ghana constitution provides for the election of a speaker from among the members of parliament or from persons who are qualified to be members of parliament. Where the speaker is elected from among the members of parliament, Article 97 of the constitution specifies that the speaker vacates his or her seat in parliament, triggering a by-election. The only person to title: Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana text: vote in parliament. This means that when the votes are tied, the motion is lost. The speaker is also the chairman of the parliamentary service board. The speaker also appoints four additional members to this board. The sixth member of the board is the Clerk of Parliament. Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Ghana. The current speaker is Mike Oquaye. He was elected on 7 January 2017. The first speaker of the Parliament of Ghana was Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist who was Speaker of the title: Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana text: have been in this position so far is Edward Adjaho who was the elected member for the then Akatsi South constituency. There are two deputy speakers who are elected from among the members of parliament by the members. Both deputy speakers cannot be from the same political party. The current deputy speakers are the MP for Bekwai, Joseph Osei-Owusu, of the National Patriotic Party and MP for Nadawli West, Alban Bagbin of the National Democratic Congress. Article 101 of the Ghana constitution stipulates that the speaker presides at all sittings of parliament. Where the speaker is not able to do