Sylvester A. Mensah

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Hon.
Sylvester A. Mensah
Member of Parliament for Dade-Kotopon Constituency
In office
7 January 1997 –6 January 2001
Personal details
BornAccra
Nationality Ghanaian  
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
OccupationChief executive officer of national health insurance authority, ghana
ProfessionPolitician, banker, technocrat, lecturer and author

Sylvester A. Mensah is a Ghanaian politician, writer, lecturer, finance professional and a health insurance technocrat. [1] He has also served as Member of Parliament for Dade-Kotopon constituency in Ghana.

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Early life and education

Mensah was born in Ghana and was raised around the world. [2] He had his tertiary education at the University of Ghana where he obtained his Bachelor of Science and then his Masters in Business Administration(MBA) in Finance and Administration respectfully.

Career

Mensah is an author (writer), a Financial Professional and a Health insurance Technocrat. [3] He is also a Senior Lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra Ghana. He was once the former chief executive officer of the National Health Insurance Authority. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Politics

Mensah is a politician of the National Democratic Congress. He became the Member of Parliament for the Dade-Kotopon Constituency after contesting in the 1996 Ghanaian Parliamentary Elections, [8] which he won with 36,959 making 41.50% of the total valid votes cast. This was against his opponents; Cecilia Eguakun of the New Patriotic Party who polled 30,484 representing 34.30% of the total valid vote cast, Mensa Mac Granaky Quaye an Independent Candidate who also polled 3,919 which represented 4.40% of the total valid votes cast, Christian Randolph Lartey of the People's National Convention who polled 1,703 which represented 1.90% of the total votes cast and Ivor Kobina Greenstreet of the Convention People's Party had no votes. [9] In the year 2019 he was an aspirant for the Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress but lost to John Dramani Mahama. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sylvester A. Mensah writes: Mahama's Free Primary Healthcare policy not the same as NHIS". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sylvester Mensah Jr. (Sly) – Vice-President Administration Candidate". AMS of UBC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Mensah, Sylvester A. (December 2013). In the Shadows of Politics. ISBN   978-1491886809.
  4. ↑ "I will be the 4th President in NDC – Sylvester Mensah". GhanaWeb. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sylvester Mensah inexperienced to lead NDC – Alban Bagbin". GhanaWeb. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Coronavirus: Implement worst case scenario measures now – Sylvester Mensah". MyJoyOnline. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "NYA Chief Sylvester Mensah goes mad over delay of Koforidua stadium". Footballghana. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Greater Accra Region". Ghana Review. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. ↑ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Greater Accra Region Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "EC wants to frustrate the political space in Ghana – Sylvester Mensah". GhanaWeb. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Sylvester A. Mensah writes: Mahama's Free Primary Healthcare policy not the same as NHIS". Citinewsroom – Comprehensive News in Ghana. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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