Edward Adjaho

The Right Honourable Edward Adjaho MP
Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana (5th Speaker of Fourth Republic)
In office 7 January 2013 – 6 January 2017
President	John Dramani Mahama (2012-17)
Vice President	Kwesi Amissah-Arthur (2012-17)
Preceded by	Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo
Succeeded by	Mike Oquaye
Member of Parliament for Avenor-Ave
In office January 1993 – January 2013
Preceded by	Parliament formed
Succeeded by	Bernard Ahiafor
Majority
Parliamentary offices (1998-2013) First Deputy Speaker In office January 2009 – January 2013 Preceded by Fred W. A. Blay Succeeded by Ebo Barton-Odro Deputy Minority Leader In office 2005–2009 Preceded by I. K. Adjei-Mensah Succeeded by Ambrose Dery Minority Chief Whip In office 2001–2005 Preceded by S. K. Boafo Succeeded by John Tia Majority Chief Whip In office 1998–2001 Preceded by None Succeeded by Yaw Barimah
Personal details
Born	Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho (1957-01-03) 3 January 1957 (age 67) Ghana
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Children	3
Education	Accra Academy
Alma mater	University of Ghana
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer

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]