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The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana is the second-highest executive official in Ghana. The Vice President, together with the President of the Republic of Ghana, is directly elected by the people through popular vote to serve a four-year term of office. The Vice President is the first person in the presidential line of succession, and would ascend to the Presidency upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. The current Vice President of Ghana is Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, who took office after his predecessor ascended to the Presidency of Republic of Ghana on 24 July 2012, after the death of President Atta Mills. ==Eligibility== The provisions of article 62 of the 1992 Constitution apply to a candidate for election as Vice-President: *(a) he/she is a citizen of Ghana by birth *(b) he/she has attained the age of thirty-five years; and *(c) he/she is a person who is otherwise qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament, except that the disqualifications set out in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of article 94 of this Constitution shall not be removed, in respect of any such person, by a presidential pardon or by the lapse of time as provided for in clause (5) of that article. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vice President of the Republic of Ghana」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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