Folake Olunloyo
{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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|nationality = Nigerian
|education = St Anne's School, Ibadan
International School Ibadan
|alma_mater = Obafemi Awolowo University
|party = All Progressives Congress (APC)
|otherparty = Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
|occupation = Politician
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Folake Olunloyo-Oshinowo is a Nigerian politician{{cite news|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201004190338.html|title=I Have Always Been a Politician-Folake Oshinowo|date=16 April 2010|work=Daily Independent|last=Bada|first=Gbenga|access-date=14 September 2024|via=allAfrica}} and former member of the House of Representatives.{{cite web|url=http://www.informationng.com/2015/04/jonathans-political-adviser-several-others-dump-pdp-for-apc.html|title=Jonathan's Political Adviser, Several Others Dump PDP For APC – INFORMATION NIGERIA|website=informationng.com|access-date=28 March 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstagegroup.com/worldstagenew/index.php?active=news&newscid=10249&catid=2|title=Jonathan approves appointment of Governing Boards of 42 FG parastatals, agencies|agency=WorldStage News|access-date=28 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329050811/http://www.worldstagegroup.com/worldstagenew/index.php?active=news&newscid=10249&catid=2|archive-date=29 March 2017|url-status=dead}}
Career
Olunloyo-Oshinowo was educated at St Anne's Grammar school and the International School in Ibadan before attending Obafemi Awolowo University. She graduated in 1990.{{cite web|title=Celebrities 28 04 13|url=https://issuu.com/dailynwatch/docs/celebrities_28-04-13/5|access-date=5 May 2020|via=Issuu}} She was a senior aide to the former Speaker of the House, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, before switching from the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC).{{cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/women-who-will-shape-seventh-national-assembly/|title=Women who will shape Seventh National Assembly|last=Ndujihe|first=Clifford|editor-last1=Oke|editor-first1=Gbenga|editor-last2=Ekwe|editor-first2=Obinna|date=7 June 2011|work=Vanguard|access-date=14 September 2024}}
In 2011 she was elected to the House of Representatives, along with Suleiman Oba Nimota, Maimunat Adaji, Martha Bodunrin, Betty Okogua-Apiafi, Rose Oko and Nkoyo Toyo.
Personal life
Olunloyo-Oshinowo holds the chieftain title of Aare Egbe Omo Iyalode; she is married to Dr. Tunde Oshinowo.{{cite web|url=http://www.theelitesng.com/revealed-how-folake-olunloyo-oshinowo-won-all-the-adedibus-controlled-molete-polling-units-for-apc/|title=Revealed: How Folake Olunloyo- Oshinowo Won All The Adedibu's Controlled Molete Polling Units For APC|website=theelitesng.com|access-date=28 March 2017}}
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Category:Nigerian women in politics
Category:Obafemi Awolowo University alumni
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