Patricia Olubunmi Foluke Etteh (born 17 August 1953)[1] is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as the 10th speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from June to October 2007.

[1][3] She was trained as a hairdresser[4] and beauty therapist, but she also earned a law degree from the University of Bukingham in the United Kingdom and was called to the Nigerian Bar[5] in 2016.

[3] She was initially elected in 1999 as an Alliance for Democracy (AD) member, but she switched to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), when running for re-election in 2003.

Accusations of theft were chanted at her as she tried to speak in the House, and she was escorted out by the security men as the situation degenerated into a commotion.

[9] Author and academic, Wole Soyinka, was among those, who called for her resignation,[10] while the former president and PDP member, Olusegun Obasanjo, continued to support her.