Mission Statement

The parliamentary service exists to facilitate the work of Parliament, enhance its dignity and adequately inform the public on activities of Parliament. To this end we are committed to

 

THE CLERK TO PARLIAMENT

The Clerk to Parliament is a public officer. Neither the Clerk nor any of his staff are civil servants.
The Clerk is the principal adviser to the Speaker on the privileges, practices and procedures of the House. He is also consulted by Members of Parliament on procedural matters.

His official day duties include preparation of the Order Paper - the daily business' arranged for the Sitting of the House - and keeping daily entry in his Minutes book of the decisions and proceedings of the House for publication in the Votes and Proceedings. Bills passed by the House are authenticated by the Clerk for Presidential assent.

As a servant of the House, the Clerk has to demonstrate political neutrality in a multi-party Parliamentary democracy and to ensure the impartial discharge of his functions. A betrayal of these qualities may undermine the effectiveness, integrity and efficiency of the institution. The Clerk is expected to provide strictly factual information and to observe objectivity. In the heat of debate when tempers rise, he is to assist the Speaker to arbitrate between the ruling party and the opposition parties. He works behind the scenes and in anonymity.

The Clerk is the chief executive of the Parliamentary Service and its accounting officer and is a member of the Parliamentary Service Board whose Chairman is the Speaker. He presides over the Management Committee comprising the Deputy Clerks, and the heads of department.

The Clerk is assisted by the three Clerks-at-the- Table. The designation "Clerks-at-the-Table" derives from the Clerk's Table in the Chamber in front of Mr. Speaker's Chair. It is upon that Table that Papers are laid. One most unenviable function of the Clerk in our Parliament is to preside over the first Sitting of a newly-elected Parliament for the purpose of election of a new Speaker.

CLERKS TO PARLIAMENT

1. Mr. Ffoulkes-Crabbe 1952-1954

2. Mr. K. B. Ayensu 1955-1966

3. Mr. C. A. Lokko 1969-1971

4. Mr. J. Aggrey-Orleans 1979-1981

5. Mr. S.N. Darkwa 1993 - 1996

6. Nana Rex Owusu-Ansah 1997-2001

7. Mr. K. E. K Tachie 2001-2007

8. Mr. Emmanuel K. Anyimadu 2007 to date

CURRENT CLERK TO PARLIAMENT

Emmanuel Anyimadu is the current Clerk to Parliament. He was born on June 12, 1959 at Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region.

He is had his secretary school education at Techiman secondary school from where he obtained both his O and A level certificates. In 1984 he entered the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi from where he graduated with a BA Hons in Law and History.

Mr. Anyimadu has a post-graduate diploma (1999) and an MPA (2002) in Public Administration from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) (Accra).

He is a Christian and married with children.

PREVIOUS POSITIONS HELD IN THE PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

• Deputy Clerk (1^stMarch 2006 to 1^stJuly 2007)

• Principal Assistant Clerk (1^st
  January 2002 to 28^thFebruary 2006)

• Senior Assistant Clerk (1^stJanuary 1998 to 31^stDecember 2001)

• Assistant Clerk Grade 1 (1^stJanuary 1994 ?31^stDecember 1997)

• Assistant Clerk Grade II (3^rd September 1991 ? 31^stDecember 1993)

PARLIAMENTARY/WORK EXPERIENCE

• Responsible for the general administration of the Speaker?s Office (1^stMarch 2006 to date)

• Administrative Secretary to the Ghana Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
  (22^ndSeptember 2004 to date).

• Secretary to the Parliamentary Service Board (1^st January 2004 to 28^th
  February 2006).

• Head, Majority Caucus Secretariat (March 2001 to 28^thFebruary 2006).

• Acting Director, Human Resource and Administration (2^nd to 16^thMay 2004)

• Acting Director, Administration (28^thJuly to 22^ndAugust 2003).

• Acting Director, Administration (3^rdFebruary to 16^thApril 2003)

• Acting Director, Finance and Administration (25^thFebruary to 18^th
  March 2002).

• Member of Various Teams that prepare parliamentary/policy/administrative guidelines, strategic/work plans and scheme of service for the Parliamentary Service.

• Head, Parliamentary Relations Unit (June 1995 to January 1999)

Clerk to:

• The Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs (January 2000 to January 2001).

• The Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport (January 2000 to January 2001).

• The Parliamentary Select Committee on Communications (January 1997 to January 2000).

• The Parliamentary Select Committee on Works and Housing (January 1993 to January 1997).

• The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Subsidiary Legislation (January 1993 to January 1997).

• Assistant Clerk (Grade 1 & II) at Table ? 7^thJanuary 1993 to 31^stDecember 1997

Assistant Clerk (Grade II) of the Consultative Assembly that drafted the 1992 Constitution of Ghana (September 1991 to April 1992)

Clerk to:

• The Committee on Legal and Drafting.

• The Committee on Public Services.

• Assistant Clerk (Grade II) at Table September 1991 to April 1992

(Attachment) Courses in Parliamentary Practices and Procedures in:

• Legislative Drafting (11 Weeks May to July 2000) (Organised by National Democratic Institute For International Affairs), Accra, Ghana.

• The United States Congress (6^thto 20^thOctober 1996).

• The Canadian Parliament (22^ndSeptember to 4^thOctober 1996).

• The Lok Sabha (Parliament of India) (September to November 1992).

Parliamentary Seminars and Conferences Attended

• Seminar on the Structure and Functioning of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Geneva, Switzerland (21^stto 25^thNovember 2005).

• Seminar(Video Conference) for Parliamentary Staff of Ghana and Nigeria organized by the World Bank Institute (WBI) (15^th
  May; 4^th
  June; 19^th
  ? 20^th
  June 2003).

• Parliamentary Seminar organized by the National Conference of the United States State Legislatures (NCSL) for Senior Staff of the Parliament of Ghana (4^thto 11^th
  October 1994 & April 2003).

• Parliamentary Seminar organized by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association(CPA) for Members of Parliament of Ghana (26^thto 27^thFebruary 1993).

Membership of Parliamentary Delegations

Secretary to a number of Parliamentary delegations including the following:

• Secretary to the Delegation that attended the Executive Committee Meting ofthe African Parliamentary Union (APU) held in Algiers, Algeria (May 2006).

• Secretary to Ghana's delegation (headed by the Speaker) that attended the
  Annual Meeting of the United States National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) held in Seattle, Washington, (16^th
  - 20^thAugust) 2005.

• Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary
  Association (CPA) held in Sydney, Australia (10^thto 15^thApril 2005).

• Secretary to Ghana's delegation (headed by the Speaker) to the Assemblies and other Related Meetings of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Geneva, Switzerland and other Member Countries since 28^thSeptember 2004.

• Secretary to Ghana's delegation (headed by the 1^st
  Deputy Speaker) to the Meeting of African Parliaments on African
  Union (AU) held in Cape Town, South Africa (27^thto 29^thJune 2002).

• Secretary to Ghana's delegation (headed by the 1^st
  Deputy Speaker) to the First Sitting of ECOWAS Parliament in Bamako, Mali (November 2000).

• Secretary to a delegation of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign
  Affairs (headed by the Chairman of the Committee) that visited the
  National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for discussions
  on how the two Parliaments could help fast tract the integration of
  the West Africa Sub-region (25^thto 29^thSeptember 2000).

• Secretary to a delegation of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign
  Affairs (headed by the Chairman of the Committee) that visited China
  during the Celebration of the 40^th
  Anniversary of the Ghana-China Relations. (2^nd
  to 10^thJuly 2000).

• Secretary to Ghana's delegation (headed by the Speaker) that attended the 2^nd
  Conference of West African Speakers held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (28^thto 31^st
  March 2000).

• Secretary to a Parliamentary delegation (headed by the Majority Leader and
  Minister for Parliamentary Affairs) that went on a Study Tour of
  Germany (30^thMarch to 3^rdApril 1998).

• Secretary to a Parliamentary delegation (headed by the Chairman of the Finance
  Committee) that went on a Study Tour of Australia (15^thto 25^th
  October 1995).

Membership of Key Planning Committees

• Member, Parliamentary Planning Committee for the 50^th Anniversary
  Celebration of Ghana?s independence (September 2006 - to end of celebration)

• Member, Planning Committee of the African Parliamentary Union Conference
  held in Accra (17^thto 21^stOctober 2003)

• Member, Planning Committee of the 10^th
  Anniversary of the Restoration of Parliamentary Democracy in Ghana
  (December 2002 - to end of celebration)

• Member,(sometimes Chairman/Coordinator), Planning Committees for
  Parliamentary visits to Ghana/Courtesy Calls on the Speaker and
  Leadership of Parliament (January 2002 to date

• Member/Secretary, Planning Committee of the 1^stWest African Speakers? Conference held in Accra (1999)

   

Teaching Experience

• Government Tutor, Techiman Secondary School (January 1990 to August 1991).

• Government and History Tutor, Techiman Secondary School (January 1981 to September 1984).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE/WRITING SKILLS

• Writing of speeches and preparation of briefs & conference papers (both
  local and international) for the Speaker of Parliament (28^th September 2004 to date).

• Writing of speeches and preparation of briefs & conference papers (both
  local and international) for the Majority Leader and Minister for
  Parliamentary Affairs (March 2001 to 28^thFebruary 2006).

• Acting Research Officer, Brong Ahafo House of Chiefs (January 1988 to September 1989).

Research Projects

• Institutionalized Training Policy as a Tool for Effective Organizational Performance:
  The Case of the Parliamentary Service of Ghana. Submitted to the
  Graduate School of Management, Leadership and Governance, Ghana
  Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in December 2002.

• An Appraisal of the Committee System of the Parliament of the Fourth
  Republic of Ghana Submitted to the Department of Post-graduate
  Studies, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
  (GIMPA) in July 1999.

• The Conflict between Law and Popular Opinion in the Techiman Chieftaincy
  Dispute Submitted to the Department of General and African Studies,
  University of Science and Technology (U.S.T.) in October 1987.

EXTRA CURRICULAR/RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES

 

• Founding Member & Executive Committee Member, Adventists Professional
  Forum (March 2006 to date)

• Member of an Eleven-Member Advisory Board instituted by the Techiman
  Traditional Council to advise the chiefs and appropriate authorities
  on matters of education, health, culture, development etc in the
  Techiman Municipality (April 2005 to date)

• Leader and Founder, Voices of Democracy? (Parliamentary Choir) From its
  inception (3^rd
  January 2003) to 31^st
  May 2004; and advisor to the leadership of the Choir (31^st
  May 2004 ? to date).

• Member, Constitutional and Legal Committee of the Ghana Union Conference of
  the Seventh-day Adventists (January 2000 to November 2005).

• Member, Education Sub-Committee on Manpower Development of the West African
  Union Mission of the Seventh-day Adventists (February 1998 to January 2000).

• Elder, Tema District of the Seventh-day Adventists (March 1998 to date).

• Elder, Sakumono Estate (a Suburb of Tema) Branch of the Seventh-day Adventists (January 1995 to date).

• Vice Chairman, Ghana National Adventist Choir Union (GHACU), Mid-West Ghana Conference Branch (April 1990 to April 1992).

• Secretary to the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), Techiman Secondary School(February 1990 to August 1991).

• Member, Guidance and Counseling Council of Techiman Secondary School(February 1990 to August 1991).

• Secretary to the Fact Finding Committee of the Brong Ahafo Region House of
  Chiefs that investigated claims by chiefs for elevation to paramountcy status (1988/89).

• National President, Ghana National Association of Seventh-day Adventist
  Students (GNAAS)(1986/87).

• Senior Prefect, Techiman Secondary School (1977/78).

   

HOBBIES

• Reading, Researching and Watching Football