Hon. Abena Durowaa Mensah MP | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Assin North Constituency | |
In office 7 January 2017 –6 January 2021 | |
Succeeded by | James Gyakye Quayson |
President | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
Personal details | |
Born | Abena Durowaa Mensah 27 June 1977 Assin Kushea,Ghana |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Ghana Insurance College,CIM - UK,Christian Service University College |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Manager |
Abena Durowaa Mensah (born 21 June 1977) is a Ghanaian politician and a member of the New Patriotic Party. She was the member of parliament for Assin North Constituency. [1] [2] [3]
Abena Durowaa Mensah was born on 21st June 1977 in Assin Kushea in the Central Region of Ghana. She holds a Diploma in Insurance from Ghana Insurance College,a professional Certificate in Marketing (CIM - UK ),and a bachelor's degree in marketing from Christian Service University College. [4] [5]
Abena Durowaa Mensah was the Manager for Esich Life Assurance in Sunyani. [5]
Abena Durowaa Mensah is a member of the New Patriotic Party. [6] She was the Member of Parliament for Assin North Constituency from 2017 to 2021. [5]
In the 2016 Ghanaian general elections,she won the Assin North Constituency parliamentary seat with 15,553 votes making 56.8% of the total votes cast whilst the NDC parliamentary candidate Samuel Ambre had 10,751 votes making 39.2% of the total votes cast,the PPP parliamentary candidate Isaac Manu had 979 votes making 3.6% of the total votes cast and the CPP parliamentary candidate Sanni Mahama had 115 votes making 0.4% of the total votes cast. [7]
In the 2020 Ghanaian general election,she lost the Assin North Constituency seat to the NDC parliamentary candidate James Gyakye Quayson. [8] She had 14,193 votes making 44.79% of the total votes cast. [9] [10]
Abena Durowaa Mensah is married with two children. She identifies as a Christian. [5]