Profile/Biography of Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen “Alan Cash”

Profile/Biography of Alan Cash -Founder of “Movement for Change”

Hon. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen widely known as Alan Cash is a Ghanaian politician, a corporate executive, a diplomat, and an international public servant.

POSITIONS HELD BY ALAN CASH

He served as Ghana’s Minister for Trade and Industry from 2017 to 2023.

Mr. Kyerematen was Ghana’s Ambassador to the United States and later Minister of Trade and Industry, Private Sector Development (PSD).

He worked once as the Presidential Special Initiatives (PSI) during President John Kufuor’s administration.

Kyerematen served as a Trade Advisor at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he coordinated the African Trade Policy Centre (ATPC).

ALAN CASH’S POLITICAL PARTY 

Hon. Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen widely known as Alan Cash joined Ghanaian politics as a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP).

Due to internal frictions coupled with other party projections, he parted ways with his “childhood” political party, NPP, and founded the new third force named “Movement for Change“.

The “Movement for Change” came as a result of Alan John Kyerematen’s resignation from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to contest as an independent candidate for the 2024 General Election.

DEFINITION OF “Movement for Change” logo 

The brand logo for the MOVEMENT is the Monarch Butterfly, which politically symbolizes change and transformation, hope, and positivity. It also communicates strength, endurance, spirituality, and trust, which are key traits that I cherish as a Political Leader.

In Akan, it is known as Afrafranto. The brand motto of the MOVEMENT is “Ghana Will Rise Again,” which symbolizes hope for the future of Ghana. The four (4) dominant themes for the change agenda that will be pursued by the MOVEMENT are as follows:

Change the political status quo by moving Ghana beyond the duopoly of the two main political parties in Ghana; the NPP and NDC.

Promote the establishment of a Government of National Unity
Build consensus on a National Development Agenda

Inspire behavioral and attitudinal change in the people of Ghana

SOURCE: Coverghana.com.gh