Edward Adjaho

Edward Adjaho
Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana
(5th Speaker of Fourth Republic)
In office
7 January 2013 – 6 January 2017
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama (2012-17)
Vice PresidentKwesi Amissah-Arthur (2012-17)
Preceded byJoyce Adeline Bamford-Addo
Succeeded byMike Oquaye
Member of Parliament for Avenor-Ave
In office
January 1993 – January 2013
Preceded byParliament formed
Succeeded byBernard Ahiafor
Majority
Parliamentary offices (1998-2013)
First Deputy Speaker
In office
January 2009 – January 2013
Preceded byFred W. A. Blay
Succeeded byEbo Barton-Odro
Deputy Minority Leader
In office
2005–2009
Preceded byI. K. Adjei-Mensah
Succeeded byAmbrose Dery
Minority Chief Whip
In office
2001–2005
Preceded byS. K. Boafo
Succeeded byJohn Tia
Majority Chief Whip
In office
1998–2001
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byYaw Barimah
Personal details
Born
Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho

(1957-01-03) 3 January 1957 (age 67)
Ghana
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children3
EducationAccra Academy
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho, MP (born 3 January 1957) is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer who was Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana from 2013 to 2017. He is the fifth Speaker elected in the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the first Speaker to have been elected from amongst members of Ghana's parliament in the Fourth Republic. Following his elevation to the position of Speaker, he resigned his position as Member of Parliament for the Avenor-Ave constituency in the Parliament of Ghana.[1][2][3]

He was one of the few politicians who retained their seats in parliament throughout the Fourth Republic of Ghana serving for 20 years from 1993 to 2013. He was also a member of the Pan-African Parliament.[4]

  1. ^ "Doe Adjaho confirmed as Speaker of Parliament, Kumbour is majority leader - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Doe Adjaho 'regrets' Deputy Speaker post". MyJoyOnline. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  3. ^ Dogbevi, Emmanuel (7 January 2013). "Doe Adjaho sworn in as Speaker of Parliament". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho, Speaker of Parliament". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2 August 2020.