Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is now the vice president of Republic of Ghana.
Prof. Opoku-Agyemang previously held the position of running mate to Mr. Mahama during the 2020 general elections.
Below is the Profile of Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang born 22 November is a Ghanaian academic and politician who served as Minister for Education from February 2013 to January 2017. She is a full professor of literature.
Opoku Agyemang is a Christian who worships as a Methodist. She was married to fellow academic, Edmund Opoku-Agyemang and together they have three children, Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang and Maame Adwoa Opoku-Agyemang. She also has two grandchildren.
She served as the first female Vice-Chancellor of a state university in Ghana when she took over as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast. She currently serves as the Chancellor of the Women’s University in Africa.
In the December 2020 Ghanaian presidential election, she partnered with John Mahama as his running mate on the NDC party ticket. Mahama made an official declaration of Opoku-Agyeman as his running mate on July 6, 2020.
Early life and Education
Born on 22 November 1951 in Cape Coast, Ghana as Jane Naana Sam, she attended Anglican Girls’ Secondary School at Koforidua and Aburi Presby Girls’ 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. She earned a Diploma in Advanced Studies in French from the University of Dakar and obtained her master’s degree and Doctorate degrees from York University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1980 and 1986 respectively.
