Oppong-Asare is of Ghanaian descent[5] 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. Since her election to Parliament she has maintained a working relationship with the University,which is attended by many of her constituents. [8]
Political career
She is the chair of Labour Women's Network. 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.[9] 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.[10] 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.
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.
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.[14] In June 2021,PR firm Edelman included her in their list of "ones to watch" from the 2019 intake[citation needed].
In 2022,Oppong-Asare was included in the Women in Westminster 100 list to mark International Women's Day.[15]
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.[16]
12Brunskill, Ian (2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019: the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. Glasgow. p.195. ISBN978-0-00-839258-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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