[2] He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon.
[2] When the national service ended in 1981, he was employed as a junior economist with Management and Investment Consultants in Accra.
This was due to his high political activism and criticism of the economic policies adopted by the country's military leaders led by Jerry John Rawlings.
[6] At the morgue, a nurse realised that he was not dead and rushed him to the emergency services where he was operated upon by Henry Koku Akpalu.
[2] Agyarko entered politics at an early age and was the National Coordinator for the Ghana Union of Students and Youth Associations from 1979 to 1980.
[3] Prior to Agyarko's ministerial confirmation in February 2017, he was accused by Mahama Ayariga at the parliamentary appointment committee of bribing members of the minority to facilitate his approval as a Minister of energy.
[11] The Speaker of Parliament, Aaron Mike Oquaye set up an ad hoc parliamentary committee to investigate the matter.
[13] Ayariga was made to render an apology on the floor of parliament and warned to be mindful of his actions in the future.
[15] In May 2017, President Nana Akufo-Addo named Boakye Agyarko as part of nineteen ministers who would form his cabinet.
[16] As a Cabinet minister, Agyarko was part of the inner circle of the president and aided in key decision-making activities in the country.