Robert Kwame Mensah

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Hon.
Robert Kwame Mensah
Member of Parliament for Nkwanta constituency
In office
1 October 1969 13 January 1972
Personal details
Born2 November 1935
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyProgress Party
Alma mater Roman Catholic and Local Authority Schools, Kete-Krachi and Teteman-Buem
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionTeacher

Robert Kwame Mensah (born 2 November 1935) is a Ghanaian politician and teacher. He served as member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana for Nkwanta constituency in the Volta Region of Ghana. [1]

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Early life and education

Robert Kwame Mensah, an indigene of the Volta Region of Ghana was born on 2 November 1935. He attended Roman Catholic and Local Authority Schools, Kete-Krachi and Teteman-Buem and obtained respectively a Teachers' Training Certificate, G.C.E (General Certificate of Education) "O" and "A" levels. [1]

Politics

Robert Kwame Mensah was elected during the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election as member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on the ticket of the Progress Party. He was on seat from 1 October 1969 to 13 January 1972. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Personal life

He is a Catholic. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969–70.
  2. Council, Ghana Commission of Enquiry into the Affairs of the Kumasi City (1969). Report of the Commission of Enquiry Into the Affairs of the Kumasi City Council. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  3. The Legon Observer. Legon Society on National Affairs. 1969.
  4. Danquah, Moses (1969). The Birth of the Second Republic. Editorial and Publishing Services.
  5. Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1971.
  6. Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
  7. Ghana Business Guide. Business Publications. 1969.
  8. Council, Ghana Commission of Enquiry into the Affairs of the Kumasi City (1970). Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation (Print. Division).