Hon. Robert Sarfo-Mensah | |
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Member of the Ghana Parliament for Asunafo North | |
In office 7 January 2013 –6 January 2017 | |
President | John Mahama |
Member of Parliament for Asunafo North Constituency | |
In office 7 January 2009 –6 January 2013 | |
President | John Atta Mills John Mahama |
Member of Parliament for Asunafo North Constituency | |
In office 7 January 2005 –6 January 2009 | |
President | John Kufuor |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 April 1970 |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Political party | New Patriotic Party |
Alma mater | University of Ghana,Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration |
Profession | Public Servant (Tax Officer),Farmer |
Robert Sarfo-Mensah a Ghanaian politician and member of the Fifth and Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Asunafo North in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. [1] [2]
He was born on 1 April 1970 [3] He hails from Mampong in Ashanti region. [1] He had his Executive Master's at GIMPA in 2008. [3] He also has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English at University of Ghana in 1996. [1]
Sarfo-Mensah is a farmer/agriculturist. [1] He has worked as an Assistant Revenue Officer of VAT Service. [1] He has thus worked as a Public Servant,specifically Tax Officer. [4] In 2017,he also served as the Director-General of the National Sports Authority of Ghana after his appointment by then president Nana Akuffo Addo. [5] [6] [7] He was,however,suspended from the position by the same president after news of his involvement in a visa scandal in the then ongoing Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast,Australia surfaced. [5] [8] In a Ghanaian investigative journalism expose,named Number 12,Sarfo-Mensah was allegedly caught on tape receiving money from Tiger Eye PI team to facilitate matches by ensuring a player was allowed to play in a football match. [6]
He became a member of Parliament in 2005. He is a member of New Patriotic Party. [1] [2] He became the member of parliament for the first time in the 4th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. [9] He represented the Asunafo North constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region. [4] [10] He maintained his seat as the member of parliament for the Asunafo North constituency for the 5th parliament of the 4th republic of Ghana. [11] [5]
Sarfo-Mensah was first elected in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections as the member of parliament for the Asunafo North constituency in the former Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. [9] [12] He won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party. [9] [12] His constituency was part of the 14 parliamentary seats out of 24 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Brong Ahafo Region. [9] [12] In that election the New Patriotic Party won a majority total of 128 parliamentary seats out of 230 seats. [12] He was elected with 23,426votes out of 45308 total valid votes cast equivalent to 51.7% of total valid votes cast. [9] [13] He was elected over Christina Atakora Mensah of the National Democratic Congress,Benjamin Osei Kufour an independent candidate and Commey Kingsley of the Convention People's Party. These obtained 42.60%,4.60% and 1.20% respectively of total valid votes cast. [9] [13]
He was elected again in the 2008 Ghanaian general elections with 24,162 votes out of the 45,642 total valid votes cast,equivalent to 52.9% of total valid votes cast. [14] [15] He was elected over Mohammed Kwaku Doku of the National Democratic Congress,Stephen Keabena of the Democratic People's Party and Seth George Mensah of the Convention People's Party. [15] These obtained 46.16%,0.30% and 0.60% of total valid votes cast. [15]
Robert is married with four children. [3] He is a Christian (Church of Pentecost). [1]
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