Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
8th Vice President of Ghana
Assumed office
7 January 2025
PresidentJohn Mahama
Preceded byMahamudu Bawumia
Minister for Education
In office
February 2013 – January 2017
PresidentJohn Mahama
Preceded byLee Ocran
Succeeded byMatthew Opoku Prempeh
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast
In office
2008–2012
Preceded byEmmanuel Addow-Obeng
Personal details
Born
Jane Naana Sam

(1951-11-22) 22 November 1951
Cape Coast, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children3
Alma mater
  • Wesley Girls' Senior High School University of Cape Coast (B.Ed. (Hons)
  • York University (MA, Ph.D.)
OccupationAcademic
ProfessionEducationist, educator

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang (née Sam; born 22 November 1951)[1][2][3] is a Ghanaian academic and politician who has been the Vice President of Ghana since 2025. She is the first female vice president in the country's history.[4] She was the Minister for Education from February 2013 to January 2017.

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyeman, Biography". ghanaweb. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
  2. ↑ "Profile of Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang". News Ghana. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  3. ↑ "Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Biography". ghanaweb. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. ↑ "Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang: 4 Times She Broke Barriers and Made History". The Ghana Times. December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
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