Patricia Dagban-Zonvide

Patricia Dagban-Zonvide is a Togolese politician.

Career

Patricia Dagban-Zonvide was born on 17 March 1960 in Lomé and attended Tokoin High School. She has bachelor's and master's degrees in modern letters from the National University of Ivory Coast and a master's degree in tropical geography from the University of Benin. From 1982 she taught at the Moderne College in Dabou, Ivory Coast and the boys school in Bingerville. She returned to Togo after ten years abroad to teach in high schools and at the International Center for Research and Language Studies (CIREL). She studied for a doctorate in African and comparative literature from the University of Lomé and afterwards worked as an assistant professor of arts and humanities at the university.[1] Dagban-Zonvide is married and has two children.[2]

Dagban-Zonvide was appointed Minister for the Advancement of Women in July 2012 in Faure Gnassingbé's Union for the Republic government.[1] She officially adopted the role on 1 August 2012, in a formal ceremony with outgoing minister Henriette Kouévi-Amédjogbé.[2] Dagban-Zonvide topped the party list for Lomé for the July 2013 elections but was removed from the position of minister in September of that year.[3][4][5] By April 2015 she was the 3rd Vice-President of the National Assembly.[6]

References
  1. "Législatives 2013 au Togo: 5 Femmes, 5 parcours réussis / 1 DEFI : La Conquête du Grand Lomé – Togoportail". Togo Portail (in French). 24 July 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. "MME PATRICIA DAGBAN- ZONVIDE SUCCEDE A MME HENRIETTE KOUEVIAMEDJOGBE …". Television Togolaise. 5 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Togo's poll hopefuls make final pitches | IOL News". IOL South Africa. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. "Ministres et candidats". République Togolaise (in French). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. "Togo : Gouvernement Ahoomey-Zunu II, égal Ahoomey-Zunu I. Voilà!". 27avril.com (in French). 17 September 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. "Togo - Election presidentielle du 25 avril 2015 - Patricia Dagban-Zonvide mobilise lelectorat des cantons de Be et Baguida pour le candidat de lUNIR". Afree Press (in French). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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