Bagbin equals Justice D.F. Annan’s record as Speaker of Parliament for two terms, sets record for being part of all parliaments since 1993
Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has equaled the record of the late Justice Daniel Francis Annan by being elected and sworn into office as Speaker of Parliament for a second term.
He has also set a record of being part of all Parliaments of Ghana since January 7, 1993 both as a Member of Parliament and Speaker of Parliament.
Apart from Justice D. F. Annan, the first Speaker under the 4th Republican Constitution of 1992, who served two terms from January 7, 1993, to January 6, 1997, and then from January 7, 1997, to January 6, 2001, all other Speakers of Parliament have served one term each.
The election and swearing into office of Mr Bagbin for the second term as Speaker in the 9th Parliament, therefore makes him equal Justice D.F. Annan’s record.
All other Speakers did one term.
It also makes Mr Bagbin the only person who has been part of all the nine Parliaments under the 1992 Constitution,
He started on January 7, 1993 as a Member of Parliament, representing the people of Nadowli.
He held on to that position until January 6, 2021, and became Speaker on January 7, 2021.
A list of all Speakers under the 4th Republic
- Justice Daniel Francis Annan – January 7, 1993 to January 6, 1997
- Justice Daniel Francis Annan – January 7, 1997 to January 6, 2001
- Peter Ala Adjetey – January 7, 2001 to January 6, 2005
- Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes – January 7, 2005 to January 6, 2009
- Justice Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo – January 7, 2009 to January 6, 2013
- Edward Doe Adjaho – January 7, 2013 to January 6, 2017
- Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye – January 7, 2017 to January 6, 2021
- Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin – January 7, 2021 to January 6, 2025
- Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin – January 7, 2021 to …
Who is Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin
Mr Bagbin attended the Sombo R. C. Primary and the Wa Secondary Schools in the Upper West Region, and proceeded to the Tamale Secondary School in the Northern Region where he obtained his Advanced Level Certificate in 1977.
He gained admission to the University of Ghana School of Law and graduated in 1980 with a Degree in Law and English.
