Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen, the minister of trade and industry, has resigned.
To citinewsroom.com, sources close to the minister verified this development.
According to citinewsroom.com, the minister submitted his letter of resignation to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on January 5, 2023.
Although the reason for the Minister's resignation from the Akufo-Addo administration after holding the portfolio since 2017 is unknown, it is assumed that he made the decision to allow himself to properly concentrate on his presidential aspirations.
In 2007, the 67-year-old launched his maiden run for the New Patriotic Party's flagbearer position, but he was unsuccessful since Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo won.
Mr. Kyerematen, also known as "Alan Cash," attempted again in 2010 and 2014 but failed.
Since 2018, he has promoted the government's One District One Factory plan, which has given birth to around 170 factories nationwide.
Under Mr. Kyerematen's direction at the Trade Ministry, the nation also saw global automakers like Suzuki, VW, Nissan, Sino Trucks, and others produce locally under the Automotive Development Policy.
Concerning Alan Kyeremanten
From 2003 to 2007, Alan Kyerematen held the same role.
He has a long and illustrious history in politics, diplomacy, business growth, public policy, and international trade.
He is a former ambassador to the US, a senior corporate executive, a lawyer, and a UN policy advisor. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Ghana's Minister of Trade, Industry, and Presidential Special Initiatives. During that time, he oversaw the conception, development, and execution of special initiatives and innovative programs that have now evolved into the country's new strategic growth pillars.
The nation also saw the manufacturing of local automobiles by auto industry heavyweights such as Suzuki, VW, Nissan, Sino Trucks, among others, under Mr. Kyerematen's direction at the Trade Ministry.
Regarding Alan Kyeremanten
Between 2003 and 2007, Alan Kyerematen worked in the same capacity.
He has a wide and illustrious background in public policy, business growth, politics, and diplomacy.
He has experience as a senior corporate executive, a lawyer, a former ambassador to the US, and a UN policy advisor. From 2003 to 2007, he served as Ghana's Minister of Trade, Industry, and Presidential Special Initiatives, where he oversaw the design, development, and implementation of special initiatives and innovative programs that have since evolved into new strategic pillars of the country's economic expansion.
In 1990, Alan Kyerematen was in charge of developing and running the EMPRETEC Programme in Ghana, a significant business development organization supported by the United Nations and Barclays Bank Limited. He oversaw the transformation of EMPRETEC from a UN initiative into an autonomous Foundation, which is now known as a top-tier organization and a model for best practices in the promotion of entrepreneurship in Africa. As a Principal Consultant and Head of Public Systems Management with the Management Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI), Ghana's preeminent management development organization, between 1984 and 1990, he oversaw a number of significant commercial and public sector consulting assignments.
Prior to that, he served with distinction in a variety of managerial roles for UAC Ghana Ltd, a Unilever International subsidiary, from 1977 to 1984 as a senior corporate executive.
From July 2011 to December 2013, Alan Kyerematen served as the coordinator of the African Trade Policy Centre of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Abeba. He oversaw initiatives to develop the skills of various African nations in trade policy formulation and trade negotiations. He also played a key role in the technical committee that the African Union assembled to create the Action Plan for the creation of an African Continental Free Trade Area.
The University of Ghana's Alan Kyerematen earned his degree in economics, and the Ghana Law School has certified him as a competent barrister-at-law. Additionally, he participated in the US Fulbright Fellowship Program as a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Affairs and School of Management. He has held board positions with a number of different organizations in Ghana in addition to serving as a member of the Council of Governors of the British Executive Service Overseas (BESO) in the United Kingdom.
Together with individuals like Bill Gates and John F. Kennedy Jr. of the United States of America, Mr. Kyerematen was included in the Time International Magazine's 1994 list of the top 100 global leaders for the new millennium. He was proposed by the African Union's Heads of State as Africa's nominee for the job of Director General of the World Trade Organization in 2013. (WTO).