Alan Kyeremanteng
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Alan Kyeremanteng (born October 3, 1955 ) is an economist, lawyer and politician in Ghana . In the administration of President John Agyekum Kufuor , he was Minister for Trade, Industry and PSI. He voluntarily resigned from office to stand for his party, the New Patriotic Party, as a candidate in the 2008 presidential election.
Kyeremanteng holds a degree in Economics and Law from the University of Ghana and graduated in both subjects. At the University of Minnesota , he studied management in the School of Management's Fulbright Scholarship program.
As a senior corporate executive he worked in the subsidiary of Unilever International in Ghana. He was also a Principal Consultant and Head of Public Systems at the Management Development Productivity Institute (MDPI). In 1994, Kyeremanteng was named one of Time magazine's list of 100 Global Leaders of the New Millennium.
After serving as Ambassador to the United States between 2001 and 2003, Kyerematen was Minister for Trade, Industry and Special Initiatives of the President (PSI, Presidential Initiatives) from April 2003 to July 31, 2007.
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| SURNAME | Kyeremanteng, Alan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian politician and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd October 1955 |