John Mahama information

John Mahama
John Mahama
	Mahama in 2014
4th President of Ghana
	In office; 24 July 2012 – 7 January 2017
Vice President	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Preceded by	John Atta-Mills
Succeeded by	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Chair of the Economic Community of West African States
	In office; 17 February 2013 – 19 May 2015
Preceded by	Alassane Ouattara
Succeeded by	Macky Sall
Vice President of Ghana
	In office; 7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Aliu Mahama
Succeeded by	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Minister for Communications
	In office; November 1998 – January 2001
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Preceded by	Ekwow Spio-Garbrah
Succeeded by	Felix Owusu-Adjapong
Deputy Minister for Communications
	In office; April 1997 – November 1998
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Member of Parliament; for Bole
	In office; 7 January 1997 – 7 January 2009
Preceded by	Mahama Jeduah
Succeeded by	Joseph Akati Saaka
Personal details
Born	29 November 1958 (age 65); Damongo, Ghana
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Spouse	Lordina Effah
Relations	Emmanuel Adama Mahama (father); Abiba Nnaba (mother); Ibrahim, Alfred and Peter (brothers);
Education	University of Ghana; Moscow Institute of Social Sciences
Website	Official website

John Dramani Mahama (/məˈhɑːmə/ ^ⓘ; born on Saturday, 29 November 1958)^[1] is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana^[2] from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as president on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor, John Evans Fiifi Attah Mills.^[3]^[4]

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), he was Member of Parliament for Bole Bamboi from 1997 to 2009 and served as Deputy Minister for Communication between 1997 and 1998 before becoming the substantive Minister for Communications in 1998. Mahama is the first vice president to take over the presidency from the death of his predecessor, John Evans Atta Mills, and is the first head of state of Ghana to have been born after Ghana's independence. He was elected after December 2012 election to serve as full-time President.^[5] He contested re-election for a second term in the 2016 election, but lost to the New Patriotic Party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo,^[6] in 2016. This made him the first President in the history of Ghana to not have won a second term.

^ "John Mahama | Biography, Education, Age, & Facts | Britannica". britannica. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Is John Mahama truly an opposition leader?". GhanaWeb. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "I will not contest in 2020 - Mahama". ghanaweb. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
^ MPs called to Parliament as CJ prepares to swear in John Mahama as president Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine . edition myjoyonline
^ "Ghana election: John Mahama declared winner". BBC News. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.
^ "Ghana election: Opposition leader Akufo-Addo declared winner". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

[1] "John Mahama | Biography, Education, Age, & Facts | Britannica". britannica. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[2] "Is John Mahama truly an opposition leader?". GhanaWeb. 15 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[3] "I will not contest in 2020 - Mahama". ghanaweb. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.

[4] MPs called to Parliament as CJ prepares to swear in John Mahama as president Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine . edition myjoyonline

[autogenerated5-5] "Ghana election: John Mahama declared winner". BBC News. 10 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.

[6] "Ghana election: Opposition leader Akufo-Addo declared winner". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

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John Mahama
Mahama in 2014

4th President of Ghana
In office 24 July 2012 – 7 January 2017
Vice President	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Preceded by	John Atta-Mills
Succeeded by	Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Chair of the Economic Community of West African States
In office 17 February 2013 – 19 May 2015
Preceded by	Alassane Ouattara
Succeeded by	Macky Sall
Vice President of Ghana
In office 7 January 2009 – 24 July 2012
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Aliu Mahama
Succeeded by	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur
Minister for Communications
In office November 1998 – January 2001
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Preceded by	Ekwow Spio-Garbrah
Succeeded by	Felix Owusu-Adjapong
Deputy Minister for Communications
In office April 1997 – November 1998
President	Jerry John Rawlings
Member of Parliament for Bole
In office 7 January 1997 – 7 January 2009
Preceded by	Mahama Jeduah
Succeeded by	Joseph Akati Saaka

Personal details
Born	(1958-11-29) 29 November 1958 (age 65) Damongo, Ghana
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Spouse	Lordina Effah
Relations	Emmanuel Adama Mahama (father) Abiba Nnaba (mother) Ibrahim, Alfred and Peter (brothers)
Education	University of Ghana Moscow Institute of Social Sciences
Website	Official website