GhanaElection 2008 Chairman, two(2) Deputy Chairmen and four(4) other Members- all of whom were appointed by the President of the Republic on the advice of the Council of State, a body of eminent citizens established by the Constitution to counsel the President and the other state actors in the discharge of their functions. The Commissioners The current membership of the Commission is as follows: DR. KWADWO AFARI-GYAN, Chairman: A former university lecturer of political science, he received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Ghana, Legon, and his doctorate degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He was a member of the Committee of Experts that drafted Proposals for the 4 th Republic Constitution of Ghana in 1991 and later became the Deputy Chairman of the Interim National Electoral Commission(INEC), which conducted the 1992 Referendum on the draft Constitution and the subsequent Presidential and Parliamentary elections. He has been the Chairman of the Commission since 1992 and has acquired considerable international experience in electoral matters which paved the way for him to become the Executive Secretary of the African Association of Election Authorities(AAEA), a position he has held since1998. He has written four books and several articles on political, constitutional and electoral issues. MR. DAVID AZEY ADEENZE-KANGAH: Deputy Chairman in charge of Finance and Administration. He holds a B.A. degree and Diploma in Education from the University of Cape Coast. He has done post-graduate studies at the Universities of London and Leeds in the United Kingdom, and a Master of Arts degree in Conflict Resolution from Antioch University in the United States. An educationist, he served as a member of the National Commission for Democracy(NCD) and the Interim National Electoral Commission(INEC). He has been with the Commission since 1993. He is a consultant on management and a member of the US based Association for Conflict Resolution(ACR). He was the Board Chairman of West Africa Network of Peace building(WANEP) for many years. MR. KWADWO SARFO-KANTANKA: Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations. A barrister at law, he received his LL.B degree from the University of Ghana, Legon. He was in private legal practice before he was appointed in 1995 to replace the late Justice Dixon Afreh who was appointed an Appeal Court Judge. 4