Samuel Sallas Mensah (born 7 July 1954) is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of parliament for the Upper West Akim constituency of the Eastern Region. [1] [2] [3] [4] He is also an accountant and a former chairman of the public accounts committee as well as a former chief executive officer of the public procurement authority. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] Mensah is currently[ when? ] the national treasurer of the National Democratic Congress,and was a parliamentary candidate for the upcoming 2020 Ghanaian general elections. [10] [11] [12] [ needs update ]
Mensah was born on 7 July 1954 in Upper West Akim in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and obtained his Bachelor of Arts after he studied Business administration. [1] He was also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and The Institute of Chartered Accountants,Ghana in 1199.He lso studied at The Ghana Institute of Taxationin 1986. [13]
Mensah was first elected to parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 1992 Ghanaian General elections as a member of parliament representing the Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana. [14] In 1996,he obtained 16,684 votes out of the 28,395 valid votes cast representing 51.50% over Asamoah Evans Gilbertson who polled 10,634 votes,Joseph Cobbina Adika who polled 497 votes,Lawrence Boateng who polled 384 votes and Isaac Annoh who also polled 196 votes. [15] In 2000,he won the seat with 12,150 votes out of the 22,503 valid votes cast representing 54.00% over his opponents Raymond Kwame Akuffour who polled 8,983 votes,Alex Addai-Mensah who polled 924 votes,Joseph Cobbina Adika who polled 309 votes and Ayisi Gyeke Opare who polled 137 votes. [16] He again won the seat in 2004 with 14,064 votes out of the 28,947 valid votes cast representing 48.60% over Nana Yaw Asare Koranteng an NPP who polled 13,819 representing 47.70%,John Martey a CPP member who polled 765 votes representing 2.60%,Nana Asabir Nkum an EGLE member who polled 165 votes representing 0.60%,Agnes Akeley Adorshie a PNC member who polled 134 votes representing 0.50%,Salifu Alaru an IND member who polled 0 vote representing 0.00% and Raymond Kwame Akuffo an IND member who polled 0 vote representing 0.00%. [17] He lost the seat in 2008 Ghanaian general election to Joseph Sam Amankwanor.
He is a chartered accountant by profession and a former member of Parliament for the Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region. He also worked as a tax expert. [1]
Mensah is a Christian. [1]
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