Patricia Appiagyei

Patricia Appeagyei (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]

Hon.

Patricia Appeagyei
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Asokwa
Assumed office
7 January 2013
PresidentJohn Kufour
PresidentJohn Atta Mills
John Mahama
Personal details
BornNovember 28, 1956
Accra, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materKNUST
ProfessionEconomic developer

Early life

Appiagyei was born on 28 November, 1956 in Kumasi and hails from Konongo/Asawase-Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.[6][7]

Education

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 Economics.

Personal life

Appiagyei is married to Dr K. K. Sarpong, a former CEO of Kotoko FC and Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, and has three children. She is a practicing Christian.[8][9]

Career

Appiagyei previously worked with City Investments Company Limited as the Executive Director of Marketing from 1995 to 2010.[6][10]

Politics

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 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. She is a member of the NPP in Ghana.[11][10][12]

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References
  1. "Members of Parliament | Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  2. Boateng, Michael Ofori Amanfo. "Patricia Appiagyei shows class at campaign launch". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  3. graphic.com.gh. "NPP Primary: Patricia Appiagyei beats Kofi Jumah at Asokwa Constituency - Graphic Online - | 2016". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  4. adomonline.com. "Ghana News - Patricia Appiagyei is just a caretaker – Kofi Jumah asserts". www.ghana-news.adomonline.com. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  5. Leonard, Alex (2015-01-24). "Kumasi Misinterpreted my Agenda-Patricia Appiagyei". Ghana Live TV. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  6. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  7. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Appiagyei, Patricia". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  8. Newspaper, The Al-Hajj (2015-04-15). "Patricia Appiagyei on her way out of parliament?". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  9. VibeGhana. "MP denies affair with Kufuor |". Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  10. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Appiahgyei, Patricia". www.ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  11. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  12. "Search". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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