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Patricia Appiagyei

Patricia Appiagyei (born 28 November 1956) is a Ghanaian politician, one-time Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister and the first female mayor of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She is the Member of Parliament (MP) in the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing Asokwa Constituency. She is a member of the New Patriotic Party in Ghana.[7]

Hon. Mrs.
Patricia Appeagyei
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Deputy Minister for Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (Ghana)
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2017
PresidentNana Akufo-Addo
Member of Ghanaian parliament for Asokwa constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2013
Preceded byMaxwell Kofi Jumah
Mayor of Kumasi
In office
2005–2009
PresidentJohn Kufour
Preceded byMaxwell Kofi Jumah
Personal details
Born (1956-11-28) 28 November 1956 (age 67)
Accra, Ghana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materKNUST
ProfessionEconomic developer
CommitteesLands and Forestry Committee; Appointments Committee

Early life and education

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Appiagyei was born on 28 November 1956 in Kumasi and hails from Konongo/Asawase-Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[6][8] She had her secondary education at the St Louis Senior Secondary in Kumasi and proceeded to Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, where she studied BA Social Science Economics/Law in 1980.She further did her Post graduate diploma- Development Economics in 1988.

Career

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Appiagyei previously worked with City Investments Company Limited as the executive director of marketing from 1995 to 2010.[6][9] She was the former mayor of Kumasi.[10]

Politics

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Appiagyei was a Deputy Minister for Ashanti region from 2001 to 2005 and was shortly appointed a Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister in 2005. From 2005 to 2009 she served as the Municipal Chief Executive for Kumasi. She is currently the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asokwa Constituency after beating former deputy Local Government minister, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, to win the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary election and subsequently won the parliamentary seat during the 2016 Ghanaian general elections.[11][9][12] She won the 2020 general election to represent her constituents in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.

In 2017, she was appointed by Nana Akufo-Addo and approved by parliament to serve as the deputy minister for Environment, Science and Technology and Innovation.[13][14] She is a board member for the Nuclear Power Ghana.[15][16]

In February 2024, she assumed the role of deputy majority leader in parliament after Alexander Afenyo-Markin was promoted from deputy majority leader to the position of majority leader due to Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu resignation from the role.[17]

Committees

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Appiagyei is a member of the Lands and Forestry Commoittee and also a member of the Appointments Committee.[18]

Personal life

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Appiagyei is the second wife of Dr K. K. Sarpong, a former CEO of Kotoko FC and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, and has three children. She is a practicing Christian.[19][20]

Philanthropy

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In July 2021, she paid visits to some areas in Kumasi including Old Asokwa, Kaase, Asokwa Extension, Atonsu and Agogo which got flooded after a two-day downpour. She assured the people affected of a new market place. She also visited the New Bethel Presbyterian Primary and JHS.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  2. ^ "Members of Parliament | Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  3. ^ Boateng, Michael Ofori Amanfo. "Patricia Appiagyei shows class at campaign launch". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  4. ^ graphic ghana. "NPP Primary: Patricia Appiagyei beats Kofi Jumah at Asokwa Constituency – Graphic Online - | 2016". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  5. ^ "Ghana News – Patricia Appiagyei is just a caretaker – Kofi Jumah asserts". ghana-news adom online. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  6. ^ a b c "Parliament of Ghana". Parliament Of Ghana. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  7. ^ Leonard, Alex (2015-01-24). "Kumasi Misinterpreted my Agenda-Patricia Appiagyei". Ghana Live TV. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  8. ^ "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Appiagyei, Patricia". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  9. ^ a b "Ghana MPs – MP Details – Appiahgyei, Patricia". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  10. ^ "Leave our adolescent girls alone — Asokwa MP warns opportunist men". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  11. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  12. ^ "Search". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  13. ^ "Parliament approves 17 deputy ministers designate". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  14. ^ "Parliament approves another set of deputy ministers". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  15. ^ "Board Members – Nuclear Power Ghana". Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  16. ^ "CEO OF BUI POWER AUTHORITY SWORN-IN AS BOARD MEMBER OF NUCLEAR POWER GHANA". Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  17. ^ "Afenyo-Markin takes over as Majority Leader; Patricia Appiagyei named deputy". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  18. ^ "Parliament of Ghana". parliament of ghana. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  19. ^ Newspaper, The Al-Hajj (2015-04-15). "Patricia Appiagyei on her way out of parliament?". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  20. ^ VibeGhana. "MP denies affair with Kufuor |". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  21. ^ "Asokwa MP tours flood-hit areas". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  22. ^ "Kumasi floods: Asokwa MP charges Assembly to inspect permits of wrongdoers – MyJoyOnline.com". myjoyonline. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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