Age, Biography and Wiki
Abena Oppong-Asare was born on 8 February, 1983 in Ghana, is a British Labour politician. Discover Abena Oppong-Asare's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 41 years old?
| Popular As |
Abena Oppong-Asare |
| Occupation |
Politician |
| Age |
41 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius |
| Born |
8 February, 1983 |
| Birthday |
8 February |
| Birthplace |
N/A |
| Nationality |
Ghana
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Abena Oppong-Asare Height, Weight & Measurements
At 41 years old, Abena Oppong-Asare height not available right now. We will update Abena Oppong-Asare's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Abena Oppong-Asare Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Abena Oppong-Asare worth at the age of 41 years old? Abena Oppong-Asare’s income source is mostly from being a successful politician. She is from Ghana. We have estimated Abena Oppong-Asare's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
politician |
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Timeline
Abena Oppong-Asare (born 8 February 1983) is a British Labour Party politician.
From 2014 to 2018, she was a Labour Party Councillor for Erith ward on Bexley Council, serving as Deputy Leader of the opposition Labour Group from 2014 to 2016 and acted as the spokesperson on education.
She has also previously served as a parliamentary assistant and constituency liaison officer, and has advised the shadow minister for Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls.
Prior to her election, Oppong-Asare worked at the Greater London Authority, supporting GLA members to effectively represent the people of London.
During this time, she led community engagement following the Grenfell Tower fire.
She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Erith and Thamesmead in the 2019 general election.
She and Bell Ribeiro-Addy, both elected in the 2019 general election, are the first female British Ghanaian MPs.
In 2019, she ran to be the Labour prospective parliamentary candidate in Erith and Thamesmead when the incumbent MP Teresa Pearce announced she would stand down at the next election.
She was appointed to the Official Opposition frontbench in 2020, becoming Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, and later Shadow Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health.
Oppong-Asare is of Ghanaian descent and studied Politics with International Relations at the University of Kent, where she also attained a master's degree in International Law with International Relations.
She is the chair of Labour Women's Network.
In 2020, she released a report, Leaving Nobody Behind in Erith and Thamesmead, examining the impact of the pandemic on key groups in her constituency, including disabled people, people from an ethnic minority background, women, young people and those from a lower socio-economic background.
The report was widely praised upon publication and picked up by local and national media outlets.
On 14 January 2020 she was announced as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the new Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Luke Pollard.
On 16 April 2020, Oppong-Asare was announced as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the newly appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Anneliese Dodds.
On 16 October 2020, Oppong-Asare was promoted to Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, replacing Wes Streeting, who was moved to the position of Shadow Minister for Schools following resignations the previous day relating to the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill.
In November 2021, the political monitoring organisation Vuelio identified Oppong-Asare as amongst the top three newly-elected MPs who tabled the most Parliamentary Questions that session.
In June 2021, PR firm Edelman included her in their list of "ones to watch" from the 2019 intake.
In 2022, Oppong-Asare was included in the Women in Westminster 100 list to mark International Women's Day.
Each year, Oppong-Asare holds a political and campaigning Summer School for local young people in which she invites high-profile speakers to deliver training and workshops designed at encouraging political engagement from those often under-represented.
In July 2023, The Independent revealed that Oppong-Asare had claimed a £55 parking fine on her MP expenses.
In the 2023 British shadow cabinet reshuffle she was appointed Shadow Minister for Women's Health and Mental Health.
Oppong-Asare is a member of Labour Friends of Israel.
