The Minister of Trade and
Industry, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has resigned from his position.
Sources close to the Minister
confirmed this development to citinewsroom
it is understood the minister tendered his resignation letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa
Akufo-Addo on Thursday, January 5, 2023.
Although it is unclear why the
Minister resigned from the Akufo-Addo government, after serving in the
portfolio since 2017, it is believed that he took the decision to enable him
properly focus on his presidential ambition.
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The 67-year-old made his first
attempt to lead the New Patriotic Party as its flagbearer in 2007 but failed in
his bid as Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo emerged as the winner.
Popularly known as “Alan Cash”,
Mr. Kyerematen made other attempts in 2010 and 2014 but was unsuccessful.
He has been championing the
government’s One District One Factory initiative since 2018, birthing about 170
factories across the country.
Under Mr. Kyerematen’s leadership
at the Trade Ministry, the country also witnessed the production of local vehicles
by auto giants such as Suzuki, VW, Nissan, Sino Trucks among others under the
Automotive Development Policy.
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About Alan Kyeremanten
Alan Kyerematen served in the
same position between 2003 and 2007.
He has an extensive and
distinguished record in international trade and public policy, enterprise
development, politics and diplomacy.
He is a former Ambassador to the
US, UN Policy Advisor, a lawyer and a Senior Corporate Executive. As Ghana’s
Minister of Trade, Industry and Presidential Special Initiatives from 2003 to
2007, he led the design, development and implementation of innovative
programmes and special interventions which have become new strategic pillars of
growth for the Ghanaian economy.
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He also played a key role in
shaping Africa’s Trade Policy agenda in the WTO, the EU-ACP Economic
Partnership Negotiations, AGOA and UNCTAD.
Prior to his appointment as
Minister, Mr. Kyerematen served as Ambassador of Ghana to the United States of
America from 2001 to 2003. In that role, he negotiated various landmark trade
and investment agreements between Ghana and the United States, and initiated
the establishment of the Ghana-United States Economic Council, which played a
strategic role in deepening trade relations between the two countries. Between
1998-2001, Alan Kyerematen served as the first Regional Director of ENTERPRISE
AFRICA, UNDP’s flagship initiative for the development and promotion of small
and medium enterprises in Africa. Under that framework, he established
enterprise support programmes in 13 Sub-Saharan Africa countries – Botswana,
Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda. Over 4,000 African
entrepreneurs and small businesses have benefited from these programmes.
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In 1990, Alan Kyerematen was
responsible for establishing and managing the EMPRETEC Programme in Ghana, a
leading business development institution sponsored by the United Nations and
Barclays Bank Limited. He led the transformation of EMPRETEC from a UN project
into an independent Foundation, which is recognized as a world-class
institution and best practice model for entrepreneurship development in Africa.
Between 1984 and 1990, he managed a number of major private and public sector
consulting assignments in Ghana, as a Principal Consultant and Head of Public
Systems Management with the Management Development and Productivity Institute
(MDPI), a leading management development institution in Ghana. Prior to this,
he was a senior corporate executive with UAC Ghana Ltd, a subsidiary of
Unilever International, where he worked in various managerial positions with
distinction between 1977-1984.
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As Coordinator of the African
Trade Policy Centre of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in
Addis Ababa, from July 2011-December 2013, Alan Kyerematen led efforts in
building capacity in various African countries in trade policy formulation and
trade negotiations. In addition, he was a leading member of the technical team
of the African Union that developed the Action Plan for the establishment of a
Continental Free Trade Area for Africa.
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Alan Kyerematen is a graduate of
Economics from the University of Ghana, and is also a qualified
Barrister-at-Law from the Ghana Law School. In addition, he was a Hubert
Humphrey Fellow at the School of Public Affairs and the School of Management of
the University of Minnesota, under the US Fulbright Fellowship Programme. He
was a Member of the Council of Governors of the British Executive Service
Overseas (BESO) in the United Kingdom, and has also served as a Board member of
several other organizations in Ghana.
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In 1994, Mr. Kyerematen was
listed as one of the top 100 Global Leaders for the New Millennium by the Time
International Magazine together with other personalities such as Bill Gates and
John F Kennedy Jnr. of the United States of America. In 2013, he was nominated
by the Heads of States of the African Union to contest as Africa’s candidate
for the position of Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Source: CITINEWSROOM
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