Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
Minister for Education
Assumed office
February 2013
President John Dramani Mahama
Preceded by Lee Ocran
Personal details
Born (1951-11-22)November 22, 1951
Cape Coast, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Political party National Democratic Congress

Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang (born 22 November 1951 in Cape Coast, Ghana) is the current Minister for Education in Ghana. She was appointed in 2013 by President John Mahama after the 2012 Ghanaian general election. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[1][2]

Professor Opoku-Agyemang, former Vice-Chancellor of University of Cape Coast, Ghana, was the first female Vice-Chancellor of a state University in Ghana. She assumed duty on 1 October 2008, succeeding Emmanuel Addow-Obeng.

Biography

Born on 22 November 1951 in Cape Coast, Ghana, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang attended Anglican Girl's Secondary School at Koforidua and Aburi Presby Girl's School. She then had her secondary education at the Wesley Girls High School in Cape Coast from 1964 to 1971. She completed B.Ed.(Hons) in English and French at the University of Cape Coast in 1977 and obtained her Masters and Doctorate degrees from York University in Toronto, Canada in 1980 and 1986 respectively.

Professor Opoku-Agyemang taught and worked at the University of Cape Coast, starting in 1986. She has held various academic positions including Head of the Department of English, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Warden of Adehye Hall, Valco Trust Fund Post-Graduate Hostel, and Dean of School of Graduate Studies and Research. From 1997, she has held the position of Academic Director of the School for International Training in the History and Cultures of the African Diaspora. From 2008-2012 she was the University's Vice Chancellor.

In March, 2007, she was one of five scholars selected to deliver presentations during the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

In October 2009, she was elected Ghana's representative to the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

As of January 2013, she is the new Education Minister of Ghana.[3]

Professional association

Opoku-Agyemang is a member of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, University Teachers Association of Ghana, English Studies Association, African Studies Association, USA, African Literature Association, USA and International Fulbright Scholars Association, among others.

Awards

Opoku-Agyemang has been honoured with honorary degrees from the University of West Indies[4] and Winston-Salem University.[5] She has also received an award for Global leadership from the University of South Florida in Tampa.[6]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Gadugah, Nathan (1 February 2013). "Nana Oye Lithur and four other ministers approved". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Nana Oye Lithur Approved by Appointments Committee". General news. Ghana Home Page. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Prof. Opoku Agyeman heads Education, Tekper is new Finance Minister", MyArkFMOnline.com, 11 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Regional University names fifteen Honorary Graduands", University of the West Indies, 18 August 2010.
  5. ↑ http://www.wssu.edu/about/news/2011/Dr.OpokuAgyemangAddress-m.aspx
  6. ↑ http://ghana.gov.gh/index.php/news/features/10496-ucc-vice-chancellor-honoured-by-university-of-south-florida
  7. ↑ http://governance.ucc.edu.gh/vcprofile

External links

Political offices
Preceded by
Lee Ocran		 Minister for Education
2013 – present 		Incumbent
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, April 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.