Prince Oduro-Mensah
Prince Oduro-Mensah | |
|---|---|
| MP for Techiman South | |
| In office 7 January 2001 – 6 January 2005 | |
| President | John Agyekum Kufour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Techiman soiuth, Brong Ahafo Region |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Alma mater | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
| Occupation | Politician |
Prince Oduro-Mensah is a Ghanaian Politician and a member of the Third Parliament of the Fourth Republic Representing the Techiman South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Mensah was born in 1958 at Techiman South, a town in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.[1] He attended the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and obtained a Degree. He attended the University of Education, Winneba and obtained a Diploma in Social Science and English Education.[1]
Politics
[edit]Mensah was first elected into Parliament on the Ticket of the New Patriotic Party during the December 2000 Ghanaian General Elections for the Techiman South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.He polled 17,350 votes out of the 39,137 valid votes cast representing 44.30%.[5] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party and thus represented the Techiman South constituency in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. Mensah's constituency was a part of the 14 parliamentary seats out of 21 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Brong Ahafo Region.[6] The New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 100 parliamentary seats out of 200 seats in the 3rd parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana.[7] He was elected over Kwadwo Maama Adam of the National Democratic Congress, Joshua Kwame Owusu-Brempong an independent candidate, Moses Kofi Boakye of the Convention People's Party, Afrifa Okyere Benjamin of the United Ghana Movement Party and Kofi Boakye Saarah-Mensah of the National Reform Party.[5] These obtained 16,936, 3,465, 990, 273 and 123 votes respectively out of the total valid votes cast.[5] These were equivalent to 43.30%, 8.90%, 2.50%, 0.70% and 0.30% respectively of total valid votes cast.[5]
Career
[edit]Mensah is a former member of Parliament for the Techiman South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ghana Parliamentary Register
- ^ "Oduro-Mensah set to become new NSC boss". GhanaWeb. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "Oduro-Mensah set to become substantive NSC boss". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "NSC Boss preaches unity". MyJoyOnline. 2007-03-01. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ a b c d FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Techiman South Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ^ "GHANA: parliamentary elections Parliament, 2000". archive ipu. Retrieved 2020-09-02.