Betty Krosbi Mensah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Betty Krosbi Mensah
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp:Afram Plains North constituency
Parliament:Ghana
Term Start:7 January 2017
Predecessor:Emmanuel Aboagye Didieye
Birth Date:29 August 1980
Birth Place:Donkorkrom, Ghana
Birthname:Betty Nana Efua Krosbi Mensah
Nationality:Ghanaian
Party:National Democratic Congress
Relations:Krosbi Mensah (father)
Children:1
Alma Mater:Zenith University College, Koforidua Technical University
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Managing director
Committees:Gender and Children Committee; Health Committee

Betty Nana Efua Krosbi (also spelled Crosby and Krosby[1]) Mensah, (born August 29, 1980)[2] is a Ghanaian politician and the Member of Parliament for Afram Plains North constituency in the Eastern region of Ghana. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Early life and education

Mensah was born on 29 August 1980 in Donkorkrom, Eastern Region. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Zenith University College,[7] and a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Accounting from Koforidua Technical University.[8] [9]

Career

Before she became a Member of Parliament, Mensah was the managing director of Best Pat Ghana Limited from the year 2013 to the year 2016. She also served as the Second Deputy Coordinator for the National Youth Employment from 2009 to 2013. Mensah was also the Gender and Development Coordinator of Ghana Cooperative Credit Union from 2003 to 2005.[10] [11] She is the Vice President of the Young Parliamentarians Forum, Ghana Chapter.

Politics

Parliamentary bid

In Ghana's 2016 general elections for the Parliamentary seat of Afram Plains, Mensah pulled a total vote count of 18,121 out of 23,606 votes cast representing 78.44% to beat Isaac Ofori-Koree of the New Patriotic Party who had 4,795 votes making 20.8% of the total votes cast, Cornelius Agbeku of the National Democratic Party who had 94 votes making 0.4% of the total votes cast, and Micheal Ampontia of the Convention People's Party who had 91 votes making 0.4% of the total votes cast to win the seat in 7th Parliament of the fourth Republic of Ghana.[12]

2020 election

In the 2020 Ghanaian general election, she again won the Afram Plains North Constituency parliamentary seat with 18,543 votes making 68.30% of the total votes cast whilst the NPP parliamentary candidate Isaac Ofori-Koree had 8,605 votes making 31.70% of the total votes cast and the NDP parliamentary candidate Ferguson Asare had 0 vote making 0% of the total votes cast.[13] [14]

Member of Parliament

During the 8th parliament she serves as a member on the Gender and Children Committee and Health Committee.

Personal life

Mensah is married with one child. She is the daughter of Krosbi Mensah, the first MP for Afram Plains Constituency.[15] She is a Christian and worships as a Roman Catholic.

Philanthropy

In July 2021, Mensah donated a laptop to Michael Awingura, a student of the University of Ghana.[16]

In June 2022, she donated materials to the educational sector, agricultural sector and hospital equipment to the health sector in the Afram Plains North Constituency.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mensah, Betty Nana Efua Krosby . Ghana MPS . 29 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Hon. Betty Nana Efua Krosbi Mensah. Parliament of Ghana. 29 July 2021. www.parliament.gh.
  3. Web site: Parliament of Ghana. Ghana. ICT Dept. Office of Parliament. www.parliament.gh. 2018-10-24.
  4. Web site: Youth resist attempts to relocate ferry at Afram Plains. www.ghanaweb.com. en. 2018-10-24.
  5. News: 11 Young And Beautiful Ghanaian Female MPs Who Are Inspiring Girls To Dream Big. 2017-10-12. OMGVoice.com. 2018-10-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025031231/https://omgvoice.com/lifestyle/gh-female-mps/. 2018-10-25. dead.
  6. Web site: NDC Parliamentary Candidate makes women her prime target News Ghana. www.newsghana.com.gh. en-US. 2018-10-24.
  7. Web site: Ghana MPs – MP Details – Mensah, Betty Nana Efua Krosby. www.ghanamps.com. 2018-10-24.
  8. Web site: Member of Parliament Hon. Betty Krosby Nana Efua Mensah. www.parliament.gh. 2019-03-09.
  9. Web site: Betty Mensah Al Jazeera News Today's latest from Al Jazeera . 2023-01-22 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
  10. Web site: Member of Parliament. 2019-03-09. www.parliament.gh.
  11. Web site: Betty Nana Efauh Krosbi Mensah, Biography . 2023-01-22 . www.ghanaweb.com.
  12. Web site: FM . Peace . 2016 Election - Afram Plains North Constituency Results . 2023-01-22 . Ghana Elections - Peace FM.
  13. Web site: FM. Peace. 2020 Election – Afram Plains North Constituency Results. 2021-03-06. Ghana Elections – Peace FM.
  14. Web site: Parliamentary Results for Afram Plains North . 2023-01-22 . www.ghanaweb.com.
  15. Web site: 22 July 2021. Official Parliament of Ghana facebook. 28 July 2021. Facebook.
  16. Web site: 2021-07-12 . Betty Krosbi Mensah supports brilliant but needy student with a laptop . 2023-01-22 . Ghana MPS . en-US.
  17. Web site: Coverghana.com.gh . 2022-06-15 . Hon. Betty Krosbi donates to Health, Education and Agric Sectors in Kwahu Afram Plains North District . 2023-01-22 . Coverghana.com.gh . en-US.