Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang | |
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Official portrait, 2020 | |
| 8th Vice President of Ghana | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2025 | |
| President | John Mahama |
| Preceded by | Mahamudu Bawumia |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office February 2013 – January 2017 | |
| President | John 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 |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Spouse | Edmund Opoku-Agyemang |
| Children | 3 |
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| Occupation | Academic |
| Profession | Educationist, educator |
Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang FGA (née Sam; born 22 November 1951) is a Ghanaian academic and politician who currently serves as the eighth vice president of Ghana under President John Mahama since 7 January 2025. She previously served as Minister for Education from February 2013 to January 2017 under President Mahama's first administration. She is a professor of literature, and 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 served as the Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa in Zimbabwe until her resignation in August 2024.
In the December 2020 Ghanaian presidential election, Opoku-Agyemang was selected by John Mahama as his running mate on the NDC party ticket. She was selected again as running mate to Mahama in 2024 and won, becoming the first female vice president. Opoku-Agyemang has been celebrated for breaking barriers and achieving historic milestones in Ghanaian academia and politics.