Prime Minister of the United Kingdom century as a convention of the constitution, the position of Leader of the Opposition was given statutory recognition in 1937 by the Ministers of the Crown Act. British Prime Ministers have never been elected directly by the public. A Prime Minister need not be a party leader; David Lloyd George was not a party leader during his service as prime Minister during World War I, and neither was Ramsay MacDonald from 1931 to 1935. Prime Ministers have taken office because they were members of either the Commons or Lords, and either inherited a majority in the Commons or won more
Prime Minister of Ghana Progress Party (PP), led by Kofi Abrefa Busia, won parliamentary elections and he became Prime Minister on 1 October 1969. Busia's government was deposed in a military coup on 13 January 1972. A presidential system was instituted in 1979 when civilian rule was re-established. The post of Prime Minister was never revived. <br> Prime Minister of Ghana The Prime Minister of Ghana was the head of government of Ghana from 1957 to 1960 and again from 1969 to 1972. The country's first leader and Prime Minister was Kwame Nkrumah of the Convention People's Party (CPP). He held that post from