Sally Kosgei
{{Short description|Kenyan politician}}
{{Use Kenyan English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sally Jepng'etich Kosgey
| honorific_prefix = Dr.
| birth_date = 1949
| birth_place = Kenya
| nationality = Kenyan
| party = Orange Democratic Movement (ODM)
| office = Member of Parliament for Aldai Constituency
| term_start = 2007
| term_end = 2013
| president = Mwai Kibaki
| predecessor = New Constituency (after 2007 delimitation)
| successor = Cornelly Serem
| office2 = Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology
| term_start2 = 2008
| term_end2 = 2010
| president2 = Mwai Kibaki
| office3 = Minister of Agriculture
| term_start3 = 2010
| term_end3 = 2013
| president3 = Mwai Kibaki
| predecessor3 = William Ruto
| successor3 = Felix Koskei
| education = University of Dar es Salaam (BA)
Stanford University (MA, PhD)
| occupation = Politician
}}
Dr. Sally Jepng'etich Kosgey (born 1949) is a Kenyan politician. She belongs to ODM and was elected to represent the Aldai Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 2007 Kenyan parliamentary election.
She was educated at Alliance Girls High School.{{cite web|url=http://www.alliancegirlshigh.com/content.php?pid=26 |title=Alliance Girls High School: Historical Perspectives |publisher=Alliancegirlshigh.com |date=1948-02-28 |accessdate=2011-08-09}} She obtained a BA degree from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1974. She later received her MA in 1975 and a Ph.D. in 1980, both from Stanford University in the United States.
She worked for various organisations, before being tapped by former President Daniel arap Moi where she worked in various posts culminating in her appointments as ambassador and head of public service/secretary to the cabinet.
She also served as minister for higher education in the coalition government which came about in 2008 after the post election violence. However, in April 2010, she swapped jobs with Agriculture Minister William Ruto.[http://www.bunge.go.ke/members.php Members Of The 10th Parliament] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616160507/http://www.bunge.go.ke/members.php |date=2008-06-16 }}. Parliament of Kenya.She was mentioned in Paradise papers exposé Accessed June 19, 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000008194&cid=4&ttl=Ruto%20moved%20in%20cabinet%20reshuffle|title=Ruto moved in cabinet reshuffle|newspaper=The Standard|date=April 21, 2010}}
In November 2017 an investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism cited her name in the list of politicians named in "Paradise Papers" allegations.{{Cite news|url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/paradise-papers/explore-politicians-paradise-papers/|title=Explore The Politicians in the Paradise Papers - ICIJ|work=ICIJ|access-date=2017-12-06|language=en-US}}
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Category:Ministers of agriculture of Kenya
Category:Government ministers of Kenya
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Category:High commissioners of Kenya to the United Kingdom
Category:21st-century Kenyan women politicians
Category:People named in the Paradise Papers
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