Alan John Kyerematen

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Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen
Minister of Trade and Industry
In office 28 January 2017 – 16 January 2023
President	Nana Akufo-Addo
Preceded by	Ekwow Spio-Garbrah
Succeeded by	Ken Ofori-Atta (acting)
Minister of Trade, Industry, Private Sector Development (PSD) and the Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI)
In office 2003–2007
President	John Agyekum Kufuor
Ambassador of Ghana to the United States of America
In office 7 January 2001 – 2003
President	John Agyekum Kufuor
Preceded by	Koby Arthur Koomson
Succeeded by	Fritz Kwabena Poku
Personal details
Born	(1955-10-03) 3 October 1955 (age 68) Kumasi, Ghana
Political party	New Patriotic Party
Spouse	Patricia Christabel Kyeremanten
Relations	Alex A. Y. Kyerematen (father)
Children	2
Alma mater	Adisadel College Achimota School University of Ghana Ghana School of Law University of Minnesota
Occupation	Corporate executive lawyer
Website	https://alankyerematen.org/

Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen (popularly called Alan Cash) is a Ghanaian politician, a corporate executive, a diplomat and an international public servant (born 3 October 1955).^[1] He served as Ghana’s Minister for Trade and Industry from 2017 to 2023.^[2][3] Kyerematen was Ghana's Ambassador to the United States and later Minister of Trade and Industry, Private Sector Development (PSD), and Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI) during President John Kufuor's administration. Kyerematen has 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).

Kyerematen made an attempt at the leadership of the New Patriotic Party in 2007, capturing 32.3% of votes cast. He was the first runner-up to Nana Akufo-Addo who gained 47.96% of votes cast.^[4] Kyerematen made other attempts at the party's leadership in 2010 and 2014 but placed second to Akufo-Addo, who won the primaries. In 2012, Ghana nominated Kyerematen for the post of WTO director-general to succeed out-going director-general Pascal Lamy, and his candidature received the backing of the African Union (AU).^[5][6] However, he did not make the shortlist for the final selection process in 2013.^{[7][8][9][10]}

On September 25 2023, Kyerematen resigned from the New Patriotic Party after losing the party's flagbearership race. He formed the Movement for Change which he leads.^[11][12][13]