Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Biography: Age, Wife, Children, Parents

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen is a Ghanaian politician and businessman. He was born on July 3, 1955, in Accra, Ghana. Kyerematen studied economics at the University of Ghana and later earned a master’s degree in development economics from Williams College in Massachusetts, USA.

Kyerematen began his career as a diplomat, serving as Ghana’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva from 1983 to 1987. He then worked for the African Development Bank in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 1988 to 1992.

In 2001, Kyerematen was appointed Ghana’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and President’s Special Initiatives by former President John Agyekum Kufuor. He played a key role in implementing policies to promote trade and investment in Ghana and helped to establish the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre.

Kyerematen has also been involved in business, serving as the CEO of the Ghana Trade Fair Company Limited and founding the Ghana-based International Tobacco Company Limited, which became one of the largest exporters of tobacco leaf from Ghana.

Kyerematen has run for president in the New Patriotic Party primaries in Ghana on several occasions, but has yet to win the party’s nomination.

Profile Summary

Celebrated Name: Alan Cash, Alan Kyerematen
Net Worth: $5 million to $10 million
Profession: Politician
Full Real Name: Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen
Date Of Birth: 3 October 1955
Age: 67 years old (as of 2023)
Birthplace: Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana
Current Residence: Accra, Ghana
Parents: Alexander Atta Yaw Kyerematen (Father), Victoria Kyerematen (Mother)
Siblings: Bridget Kyerematen-Darko
Wife: Patricia Kyremanten
Children: Alexander Kyeremanten and Victor Kyerematen
Educational Backgroun: Adisadel College; Achimota School; University of Ghana; Ghana School of Law; University of Minnesota

Who Is Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen In Ghana?

Alan Cash, a Ghanaian politician, lawyer, economist, diplomat, business consultant, entrepreneur, and specialist in international trade, was born Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen.

He currently serves as Ghana’s Minister of Trade and Industry, a position he has held since 2017 during the Nana Akufo-Addo administration.

Mr. Kyeremanten is multilingual and conversant in several Ghanaian dialects, including Twi, Ga, and Fante.

Former President John Agyekum Kuffour’s administration employed Alan Cash as the Ambassador to the United States and later as the Minister of Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development (PSD), and Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI).

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Date Of Birth

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen was born on Monday, October 3rd, 1955.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Age

Mr Alan Kyerematen aka Alan Cash is currently 67 years old and will be 68 years come October this year, 2023.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Parents

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Mother
Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Mother

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen was born to Mr Alexander Atta Yaw Kyerematen and Madam Victoria Kyerematen (originally called Welsing).

His father, a social anthropologist, comes from Patase in Kumasi, Ashanti Region,

And his mother — who chalked an incredible 101 years on May 22nd, 2021 (born in May, 1920) — hails from Elimina in the Central Region and Ejisu in the Ashanti Region.

Alan Cash was named after an Archbishop of the Church of England, The Most Reverend Alan John Knight CMG DD who was the Headmaster of the all-boys Anglican boarding school, Adisadel College in Cape Coast in the 1930s.

The Most Reverend Alan John Knight also served as a mentor to Alan Cash’s father, Mr A.A.Y. Kyerematen who was one of his students in Adisadel College, and later became a Head Boy in his final year.

In 1951, Alan Cash’s father became the founder and first Director of the Centre for National Culture located in Kumasi of the Ashanti Region.

 

Between 1966 and 1969, his father was later appointed the Mayor of Kumasi and a Commissioner of Local Government.

In January 2017, Alan Kyerematen’s sister Bridget Kyerematen – Darko sadly died in a gas explosion.

Mr Alan and his elder brother Stephen Kyerematen are Managing Directors of A Wealth of Women Ghana BKD (Bridget Kyerematen Darko) — a foundation formed to support their late sister’s work and legacy.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Hometown

Mr Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen is half Fante and half Ashanti who hails from Patase in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Education

Alan Kyerematen first entered Adisadel College at a record age of 9 years for his secondary education.

He, afterwards, continued at the prestigious Achimota School for his sixth form education.

He graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics.

Alan Kyerematen also graduated with a Bachelor of Laws Degree (abbreviated LL.B) from the Ghana School of Law, becoming a qualified Barrister-at-Law.

Mr Alan as a lawyer was called to the bar in Ghana and has since been a practicing attorney–at–law in Ghana.

He also became a Hubert Humphrey Fellow of the School of Management at the University of Minnesota, U.S., after completing a one year management studies under the Fulbright Fellowship program at that institution.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Wife Patricia Christabel

Alan Kyeremanten is married to Madam Patricia Christabel Kyerematen (originally called Nyinah).

Madam Patricia is the daughter of Justice Kingsley Nyinah, Ghana’s Electoral Commissioner during the 1979 presidential election.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Children

The couple has been blessed with two children namely Alexander and Victor.

Alan Kyerematen and his beautiful wife have two sons who love to live a private life. Let’s meet the politician’s family amid his presidential journey.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen is a Ghanaian politician, corporate executive, diplomat, and international public servant specialising in global trade issues.

Alan Cash as he is affably called has an impressive career in politics. Kyerematen was Ambassador to the United States and later Minister of Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development (PSD), and the Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI), under the President Kufuor-led NPP government. Kyerematen served as a trade advisor at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where he coordinated the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC).

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Wife
Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Wife

In the NPP, he is one of the names vying for the position of flagbearer of the party, and eventually running as president.

On January 7, 2023, Alan Kyeremanten took to Twitter to announce his resignation as cabinet minister responsible for trade and industry effective 16th January. Other sources indicate that he wrote to the presidency indicating his intention to resign effective from 16 January 2023 and this was accepted by President Akufo-Addo.

Alan Kyerematen has a well-documented profile on the internet, but admirers of the hopeful NPP presidential candidate are curious to know the woman of his heart. So, who is Alan Kyerematen married to and how many children does he have? Read on for more about his love life.

Who is Alan Kyerematen married to?

Coming from a mixed Akan ancestry of the Asante and Fante ethnic subgroups, he speaks Twi and Fanti fluently. In addition, he speaks Ga and is proficient in French.

Alan Kyerematen’s sister Bridget Kyerematen – Darko died in a gas explosion in January 2017. Alan Kyerematen along with his elder brother Stephen Kyerematen are managing directors of A Wealth of Women Ghana BKD (Bridget Kyerematen Darko), led by Dr. Sandi Williams, Ph.D. a foundation formed to support their late sister’s work and legacy. The foundation is affiliated with A Wealth of Women.

Who is Alan Kyerematen’s wife? He is married to Patricia Christabel Kyerematen, who very little is known about.

Patricia Christabel has been spotted on several occasions supporting her husband. In such moments, seen in pictures by TheDistin.com, she is always given the chance to speak positively about her husband and his New Patriotic Party admirers in general.

Their most recent outing together was at the “Aduru wo so Health Walk” where his delegates, friends, NPP, the Media, and Ghanaians, especially in Greater Accra, came out in their numbers to support him.

Who is Patricia Christabel Kyerematen? She was born Patricia Christabel Kingsley-Nyinah, the daughter of Justice Joseph Kingsley-Nyinah, who was an Appeal Court Judge and the Electoral Commissioner for Ghana between 1978 and 1981, including the 1979 presidential election, per Wikipedia. Patricia is believed to be between the ages of 50 and 60 years.

How many children does Alan Kyerematen have?

Alan and his wife Patricia Christabel are parents and responsible ones to be precise.

They currently have two children – all boys.

The names of their sons are Alexander Kyerematen and Victor Kyerematen.

Alex and Victor are relatively private just like their parents and are rarely seen by the media.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Politics, Presidential Ambition

Mr Alan Kyerematen has been a key figure and one of the founding members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) since its inception in 1992.

In 2007, Alan Kyeremanten announced his presidential ambition by vying for the flagbearer position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

In the first round of voting, Alan Cash was the first runner-up, capturing 32.3% of votes cast as against President Nana Akufo-Addo’s 47.96% of votes cast.

He did not partake in the run-off, which automatically enabled President Nana Akufo-Addo to lead the NPP to Election 2008.

In 2010, Mr Alan Kyerematen made a second attempt at contesting the Party’s leadership and once again, placed second to President Nana Akufo-Addo who won the primaries.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Career, Diplomat

At age 22, Alan Cash was the Manager of UAC Ghana Ltd — a subsidiary of Unilever International — where he worked in various managerial positions with distinction until 1984.

Mr. Kyerematen was a member of the Council of Governors of the British Executive Service Overseas (BESO) in the UK and also a Board member of other organizations in Ghana.

For many years, he was the Principal Consultant and Head of Public Systems Management with one of the leading management development institutions in Ghana, the Management Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI).

In 1990, Alan Kyerematen was responsible for establishing and managing the EMPRETEC Programme in Ghana — a leading business development programme sponsored by the United Nations and Barclays Bank Limited.

He transformed EMPRETEC from a UN project into an independent Foundation, and as its founding Chief Executive, developed the Foundation into a world-class institution which is recognized as a successful model and best practice institution for enterprise development in Africa.

In 1994, Mr. Kyerematen was listed by the TIME Magazine as one of the Hundred (100) Global Leaders for the new millennium, alongside Bill Gates (Microsoft Corporation), John F. Kennedy Jr., among others.

In 1998, Alan Kyerematen was appointed by the UNDP as the first Regional Director of ENTERPRISE AFRICA — which was an Africa-wide, flagship initiative for the development and promotion of small and medium enterprises.

As the Regional Director of ENTERPRISE AFRICA, he helped to establish enterprise support institutions and programmes in 13 Sub-Saharan Africa countries, including Botswana, Benin, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Uganda.

In 2001, Mr. Kyerematen was appointed as Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States by former president John Agyekum Kuffour.

In 2003, he was appointed as the Cabinet Minister responsible for Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development (PSD), and the Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI).

Mr Alan Kyeremanten was the only Trade Minister from Africa to have been selected as a panelist on Trade during the 2006 World Economic Forum in Davos.

On December 17th, 2012, Ghana, with the backing of the African Union (AU), nominated Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen among 25 others for the post of WTO Director-General to succeed the then Director-General, Pascal Lamy, whose term of office expired on August 31st, 2013.

Mr Kyerematen continued to serve as a trade advisor at the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

He was Chairman of the ECOWAS Council of Trade Ministers at the critical stages of launching the EU-ECOWAS EPA negotiations.

He also became the head of the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC).

In 2017, Alan Kyerematen was sworn in as Ghana’s Minister of Trade & Industry by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Net Worth

Mr Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen has an estimated net worth of $100,000,000 USD.

What is Alan Kyerematen’s net worth?

Alan Kyerematen has an extensive and distinguished record in international trade, international public policy, enterprise development, politics, and diplomacy, as a Cabinet Minister and former Presidential Candidate, as an Ambassador and negotiator, as an international public servant, and as a senior corporate executive in the private sector. He will offer the World Trade Organisation (WTO) a strong combination of political, professional, and managerial leadership and expertise.

As Ghana’s Minister of Trade, Industry and President’s Special Initiatives (PSI) from 2003, he led the design, development, and implementation of innovative programmes and special initiatives which have created new strategic pillars of growth for the Ghanaian economy. He was re-appointed as Minister of Trade and Industry in 2005 and served in that capacity until 2007 with additional responsibility for Private Sector Development.

In the NPP, he is one of the names vying for the position of flagbearer of the party, and eventually running as president. He is currently having opponents like Kennedy Agyapong, and Mahamudu Bawumia.

Is not an easy journey to becoming the president of Ghana. One has to invest a lot of money, although they will get in ten folds when they assume power. This always leads to many inquiring about Alan Cash’s fortune.

So, how much is Alan Kyerematen’s net worth? Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen is called ‘Alan Cash’ for a reason. He has a deep pocket and is regarded among the wealthiest politicians in Ghana. Alan’s current net worth is estimated between $5 million and $10 million. He makes the majority of his money from his numerous positions in his political career and other businesses he owns. He keeps his wealth away from the public, unlike other politicians.

Alan Cash has an impressive political career

As Minister of Trade and Industry in Ghana, Alan Kyerematen played a key role in shaping Africa’s
Trade Policy Agenda in the WTO Multilateral Negotiations and the EU-ACP Economic Partnership
Agreement Negotiations. He was one of the lead negotiators for Africa at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Cancun in 2003 and also participated in the high-level “Green Room” consultations during the Hong Kong WTO Conference in December 2005.

In addition, he initiated, directed, and managed the preparations for the hosting of UNCTAD XII in
Ghana, and introduced for the first time in the history of UNCTAD Conferences, the World Investment
Forum which has now become a major calendar event for UNCTAD. He also coordinated and supervised
the hosting by Ghana of the Sixth United States-Africa Summit in 2006, and played a key role in
negotiating changes in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). He was Chairman of the
ECOWAS Council of Trade Ministers at the critical stages of launching the EU-ECOWAS EPA
negotiations.

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 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
and resolve commercial disputes through extra-judicial processes.

In 1998, Alan Kyerematen was appointed by the UNDP as the first Regional Director of ENTERPRISE
AFRICA, which was an Africa-wide, flagship initiative for the development and promotion of small and
medium enterprises. Under that framework, he established enterprise support institutions and programmes in 13 Sub-Saharan African 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.

In 1990, Alan Kyerematen was responsible for establishing and managing the EMPRETEC Programme in
Ghana, a leading business development programme sponsored by the United Nations and Barclays Bank
Limited. He led the transformation of EMPRETEC from a UN project into an independent Foundation,
2 and as its founding Chief Executive, developed the Foundation into a world-class institution that is
recognized as a successful model and best practice institution for enterprise development in Africa.

Between 1984 and 1990, he participated in and 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 until 1984.

Throughout his career, Alan Kyerematen has demonstrated a capacity for efficient and effective leadership in managing and coordinating organizational activities at high levels of executive
responsibility. Within that context, he has managed a diverse team of professional staff and technical
experts and provided intellectual leadership in supervising the planning and organization of major
international events, including the preparation of technical reports and other documentation.

In addition, he has acquired over the years, an in-depth knowledge and understanding, as well as practical experience in dealing with critical development issues and challenges in Africa, particularly in LDCs, in the areas of trade, investment, and economic policy management. He has also at different stages of his professional career, successfully mobilized and managed significant resources from development partners to support development efforts in Africa.

Currently, as Coordinator of the African Trade Policy Centre of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Alan Kyerematen is leading efforts in enhancing advocacy for trade in Africa, building the capacity of trade negotiators, as well as developing capability at the country level in trade policy formulation. In addition, he is coordinating the implementation of technical assistance programmes to enhance the productive capacity and competitiveness of African countries and also provides support for analytical as well as evidence-based research on trade-related issues.

Mr. Kyerematen is one of the leading members of the technical team providing strategic guidance and
support to the African Union Commission in developing and elaborating an Action Plan for Boosting
intra-African Trade and preparing a framework for the establishment of a Continental Free Trade Area.
As part of this effort, he was designated as a Special Envoy of the African Union to hold consultations
with selected African Heads of State prior to the 18th African Union Summit of Heads of State and
Government in January 2012.

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 Management of the University of Minnesota, under the US Fulbright Fellowship Programme. He has served as a Member of the Council of Governors of the British Executive Service Overseas (BESO) in the United Kingdom, and also as a Board member of several other organizations in Ghana.

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen Awards, Honours

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