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Alan Kyeremateng
Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen is a Ghanaian politician and an International diplomat.
03October
1955
03 October 1955
Birth of Alan Kyeremateng
Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen was born on October 3, 1955, to Alexander Atta Yaw Kyerematen and Victoria Kyerematen (née Welsing). His father, Alexander Atta Yaw Kyerematen, hailed from Patasse in Kumasi and worked as a social anthropologist. His mother, Victoria Kyerematen, came from Elmina and Ejisu.
24June
1985
24 June 1985
Early life and education
Alan Kyerematen attended Asokore Mampong Secondary School and later Adisadel College, beginning at the age of nine. He continued his studies at Achimota School, obtained a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Ghana, Legon, and pursued law, earning an LLB from the Ghana Law School and becoming a practicing attorney-at-law. He also completed a management program as a Hubert Humphrey fellow at the University of Minnesota.
24June
1992
24 June 1992
Politics
Alan John Kyerematen is a dedicated member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Ghana, holding various positions within the party and actively shaping its strategic direction. He has made multiple attempts to lead the NPP, emphasizing job creation and tangible benefits for the people, and in January 2023, he announced his intention to contest the NPP's flagbearership race, resigning from his position as Minister for Trade and Industry.
24June
2001
24 June 2001
Diplomacy and international public service
Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has had a distinguished career, serving as Ghana's ambassador to the U.S., a trade advisor at the UN Economic Commission for Africa, and playing a crucial role in providing strategic guidance to the African Union Commission in trade policy formulation and implementation, including the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area. He also served as a Special Envoy of the African Union, holding consultations with African Heads of State in preparation for important summits.
24June
2003
24 June 2003
Cabinet minister
In 2003, Alan Kyerematen assumed the role of Cabinet Minister overseeing Trade, Industry, the President's Special Initiatives (PSI), and Private Sector Development (PSD). In this capacity, he played a leading role in designing and executing groundbreaking programs that have since become integral to driving economic transformation and growth in Ghana.
07January
202307 January 2023
Resignation
Alan Kyeremanten, on January 7, 2023, announced his resignation as Ghana's cabinet minister for trade and industry, which was accepted by President Akufo-Addo, with the effective date of resignation set for January 16, 2023.
11January
2023
11 January 2023
Flagbearership
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, Alan John Kyerematen formally declared his bid for the NPP’s flagbearership, successfully completing the vetting process on Monday, July 3. Despite securing third place with 95 votes, equivalent to 10.29% of the total votes, in the primaries on August 26, 2023, allowing him to qualify for the NPP presidential primaries in November, he announced his withdrawal from the party's national delegate congress scheduled for November 4, 2023, through a social media post on September 5.
25September
2023
25 September 2023
Resignation From New Patriotic Party (NPP)
On Monday, September 25, 2023, Alan John Kyerematen steps down from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) following his resignation from the NPP's flagbearership, immediately declaring his candidacy as an independent presidential candidate (Movement For Change) for the upcoming 2024 Ghanaian general election scheduled for December; he reassures that his decision to run independently will not impact the NPP.
05December
2023
05 December 2023
Personal life
Alan Kyerematen, hailing from a mixed Akan ancestry of the Asante and Fante subgroups, is fluent in Twi and Fante, proficient in Ga and French, married to Patricia Christabel Kyerematen, with two children, Alexander and Victor; he is also involved with his brother Stephen in managing A Wealth of Women Ghana BKD, a foundation formed in memory of his late sister Bridget Kyerematen-Darko, who tragically died in a gas explosion in January 2017, with the foundation affiliated to A Wealth of Women.
05December
2023
05 December 2023
Movement for Change
The Movement for Change, initiated by Alan John Kyerematen after resigning from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to run independently in the 2024 General Election, adopts the Monarch Butterfly as its logo, symbolizing political change and transformation, and its motto, "Ghana Will Rise Again," reflects hope for the country's future, with key agenda themes including altering the political status quo, advocating for a Government of National Unity, fostering a consensus on a National Development Agenda, and inspiring behavioral and attitudinal change among the Ghanaian people.
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