Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
FGA
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang FGA
Minister for Education
	In office; February 2013 – January 2017
President	John Dramani Mahama
Preceded by	Lee Ocran
Succeeded by	Matthew Opoku Prempeh
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast
	In office; 2008–2012
Preceded by	Emmanuel Addow-Obeng
Personal details
Born	Jane Naana Sam; 22 November 1951; Cape Coast, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Children	3
Alma mater	Wesley Girls' Senior High School University of Cape Coast (B.Ed. (Hons); York University (MA, Ph.D.);
Occupation	Academic
Profession	Educationist, educator
Religion	Methodist

Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang FGA (née Sam; born 22 November 1951) 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. She served as the first female Vice-Chancellor of a state university in Ghana when she took over as Vice-Chancellor of 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 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.

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