Patricia Appiagyei
{{short description|Ghanaian politician (born 1956)}}
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| name = Patricia Appeagyei
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| term_start = March 2017
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| office2 = Member of Ghanaian parliament for Asokwa constituency
| term_start2 = 7 January 2013
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| predecessor2 = Maxwell Kofi Jumah
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| office3 = Mayor of Kumasi
| term_start3 = 2005
| term_end3 = 2009
| president3 = John Kufour
| predecessor3 = Maxwell Kofi Jumah
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|11|28}}
| birth_place = Accra, Ghana
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| nationality = Ghanaian
| party = New Patriotic Party
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| alma_mater = KNUST
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| profession = Economic developer
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| committees = Lands and Forestry Committee; Appointments Committee
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| office = Deputy Minister for Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (Ghana)
| president = Nana Akufo-Addo
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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.{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=150 |access-date=2021-08-11 |website=Parliament Of Ghana}}{{Cite web |title=Members of Parliament {{!}} Parliament of Ghana |url=http://www.parliament.gh/parliamentarians/417 |access-date=2016-09-05 |website=Parliament Of Ghana}}{{Cite web|url=http://politics.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201209/94114.php|title=Patricia Appiagyei shows class at campaign launch|last=Boateng|first=Michael Ofori Amanfo|access-date=2016-09-05}}{{Cite web |last=graphic ghana |title=NPP Primary: Patricia Appiagyei beats Kofi Jumah at Asokwa Constituency – Graphic Online - {{!}} 2016 |url=http://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/npp-primary-patricia-appiagyei-beats-kofi-jumah-at-asokwa-constituency.html |access-date=2016-09-05 |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last= |title=Ghana News – Patricia Appiagyei is just a caretaker – Kofi Jumah asserts |url=http://www.ghana-news.adomonline.com/politics/2015/april-30th/patricia-appiagyei-is-just-a-caretaker-kofi-jumah-asserts.php |access-date=2016-09-05 |website=ghana-news adom online}}{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=51 |access-date=2019-03-02 |website=Parliament Of Ghana}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Leonard|first=Alex|date=2015-01-24|title=Kumasi Misinterpreted my Agenda-Patricia Appiagyei|url=http://www.ghanalive.tv/2015/01/24/kumasi-misinterpreted-agenda-patricia-appiagyei/|access-date=2016-09-05|website=Ghana Live TV}}
Early life and education
Appiagyei was born on 28 November 1956 in Kumasi and hails from Konongo/Asawase-Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.{{Cite web |title=Ghana MPs – MP Details – Appiagyei, Patricia |url=http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=5303 |access-date=2019-03-02 |website=Ghana MPs}} 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 [https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=150 Economics/Law] in 1980.She further did her Post graduate diploma- Development Economics in 1988.
Career
Appiagyei previously worked with City Investments Company Limited as the executive director of marketing from 1995 to 2010.{{Cite web |title=Ghana MPs – MP Details – Appiahgyei, Patricia |url=http://www.ghanamps.com/mps/details.php?id=2627 |access-date=2019-03-09 |website=Ghana MPs}} She was also previously the mayor of Kumasi.{{Cite web|title=Leave our adolescent girls alone — Asokwa MP warns opportunist men|url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1117370/leave-our-adolescent-girls-alone-asokwa-mp-warns.html|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Modern Ghana|language=en}}
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 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.{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=51 |access-date=2019-03-09 |website=parliament of ghana}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/component/search/?searchword=patricia%20appiagyei&searchphrase=all&Itemid=101|title=Search|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-03-09}} She won the 2020 general election to represent her constituents in the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. Hon Patricia Appiagyei is currently the most experienced female NPP member of Parliament.{{Cite web |last=Akonnor |first=Enock |title=Madam Patricia Appiagyei; A Selfless Advocate For The Good of Ashanti And Its Caucus In Parliament |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/1369557/madam-patricia-appiagyei-a-selfless-advocate.html |access-date=2025-04-19 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Parliament approves 17 deputy ministers designate|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/parliament-approves-17-deputy-ministers-designate.html|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|date=2017-04-06|title=Parliament approves another set of deputy ministers|url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/04/parliament-approves-another-set-of-deputy-ministers/|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always|language=en-US}} She is a board member for the Nuclear Power Ghana.{{Cite web|title=Board Members – Nuclear Power Ghana|url=https://nuclearpowergh.com/board-members/|access-date=2022-02-16|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=CEO OF BUI POWER AUTHORITY SWORN-IN AS BOARD MEMBER OF NUCLEAR POWER GHANA|url=http://buipower.com/ceo-of-bui-power-authority-sworn-in-as-board-member-of-nuclear-power-ghana/|access-date=2022-02-16|language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-22 |title=Afenyo-Markin takes over as Majority Leader; Patricia Appiagyei named deputy |url=https://citinewsroom.com/2024/02/afenyo-markin-takes-over-as-majority-leader-patricia-appiagyei-named-deputy/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana |language=en-US}}
= Committees =
Appiagyei is a member of the Lands and Forestry Commoittee and also a member of the Appointments Committee.{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=150 |access-date=2022-02-16 |website=parliament of ghana}}
Personal life
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.{{Cite web|last=Newspaper|first=The Al-Hajj|date=2015-04-15|title=Patricia Appiagyei on her way out of parliament?|url=https://www.newsghana.com.gh/patricia-appiagyei-on-her-way-out-of-parliament/|access-date=2016-09-05}}{{Cite web|last=VibeGhana|title=MP denies affair with Kufuor {{!}}|url=http://vibeghana.com/2013/08/22/mp-denies-affair-with-kufuor/|access-date=2016-09-05}}{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Ghana |url=https://www.parliament.gh/mps?mp=150 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=www.parliament.gh}}
Philanthropy
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.{{Cite web|title=Asokwa MP tours flood-hit areas|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/politics/asokwa-mp-tours-flood-hit-areas.html|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-29 |title=Kumasi floods: Asokwa MP charges Assembly to inspect permits of wrongdoers – MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/kumasi-floods-asokwa-mp-charges-assembly-to-inspect-permits-of-wrongdoers/ |access-date=2022-02-16 |website=myjoyonline |language=en-US}}
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Category:Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni
Category:21st-century Ghanaian women politicians
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