Kofi Krah Mensah Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Kofi Krah Mensah
Office3:Member of Parliament for Amansie West Constituency
Term Start3:7 January 2005
Term End3:6 January 2009
President3:John Kufuor
Birth Date:2 February 1942
Nationality:Ghanaian 
Party:New Patriotic Party
Alma Mater:Ghana School of Law, University of Leeds

Kofi Krah Mensah is a Ghanaian politician and also a businessman. He served as a member of parliament for the Amansie West constituencies in the Ashanti Region.[1] [2]

Personal life

Mensah was born on February 2, 1942. He holds a Master in Law degree at Ghana School of Law. He is also a product of the University of Leeds where he obtained a Master of Arts degree in Economic Development in UK.

Mensah is listed on the Ghana Parliamentary Register as a businessman and a Christian.

Politics

Mensah was a member of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana. He won the seat for the Amansie West constituency in 2004 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[3] His constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.[4] Mensah was elected with 84.2% of total valid votes cast.

Prior to the 2008 election, Mesah lost the primary for the New Patriotic Party to Grace Addo.[5] [6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ghana Parliamentary Register, 2004-2008 . The Office of Parliament . 2004 . Ghana . 373.
  2. Web site: Odekro | What has your MP done for you?.
  3. Book: Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. Accra. 119.
  4. Web site: 2016-08-10. Statistics of Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results. 2020-08-05. Fact Check Ghana. en-US.
  5. Web site: Ghana MPs - MP Details - Alowe, Leo Kabah . 2020-08-03 . GhanaMps.
  6. Web site: 3 June 2008 . Yet Another NPP MP falls ... . 2020-08-03 . GhanaWeb. . en.
  7. Web site: Odekro What has your MP done for you? . 2020-08-03 . staging odekro..