Edward Korbly Doe Adjaho is the current speaker of Ghana"s Parliament.
Education
Adjaho studied at the Accra Academy and continued his education at the where he obtained the Bachelor of Laws degree in 1984 before proceeding to the Ghana School of Law where he trained to become a Barrister-at-Law in 1986. He worked at the Attorney-General"s department before turning to politics.
Career
He is a Ghanaian politician and barrister. He was elected to the position of speaker of Ghana"s parliament in the morning of 7 January 2013 succeeding Joyce Adeline Bamford-Addo. He thus became the 5th Speaker of the 4th Republic of Ghana.
By virtue of Article 97 of the 1992 Constitution, Edward Korbli Doe Adjaho upon assumption of the office of Speaker of Parliament has vacated his seat.
Mr. Doe Adjaho was sworn in by Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Woode at the first sitting of the new Parliament.
Politics
He stood on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress in the Ghanaian parliamentary election, 1992 and has retained his seat in all four subsequent elections.
Membership
As at 7 January 2013 he was the first and only speaker to have been elected speaker from among members of Ghana"s parliament. Following his elevation to the position of speaker, he resigned his position as Member of Parliament for the Avenor-Avenue constituency in the Parliament of Ghana. He is one of the few politicians who has retained their seats in parliament throughout the fourth republic of Ghana.He is also a member of the Pan-African Parliament.