In the political history of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Nana Akufo-Addo as President of Ghana from 2017 to 2025.
Nana Akufo-Addo was born at Accra in 1944. His recorded nationality is Ghana. He was educated at New College and University of Ghana.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
The record of office reads: Minister for Foreign Affairs (2003–2007), President of Ghana (2017–2025) and Member of the Parliament of Ghana (1997–2009).
His political affiliation is recorded as New Patriotic Party.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Order of the Volta (2008), Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion (2017), Order of the Pioneers of Liberia (2017) and Order of Mohammed (2017).
That the career was made in Ghana is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Achievements
- Minister for Foreign Affairs (2003–2007)
- President of Ghana (2017–2025)
- Member of the Parliament of Ghana (1997–2009)
- Minister of Justice of Ghana (2001–2003)
- Order of the Volta — 2008
- Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion — 2017
- Order of the Pioneers of Liberia — 2017
- Order of Mohammed — 2017
- Educated at New College and University of Ghana
