Robert Sarfo-Mensah
Hon. Robert Sarfo-Mensah | |
|---|---|
| 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]
Early life and education
[edit]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]
Employment
[edit]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]
Politics
[edit]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]
Elections
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]Robert is married with four children.[3] He is a Christian (Church of Pentecost).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Sarfo-Mensah, Robert". Ghana MPs. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b "EveryPolitician: Ghana - Parliament - Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic". EveryPolitician. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Sarfo-Mensah, Robert". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Sarfo-Mensah, Robert". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b c Starrfmonline (6 May 2019). "#12: Anas floors former NSA boss Sarfo-Mensah in court". Starr Fm. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Robert Sarfo's Re-appointment is an endorsement on thievery". News Ghana. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "President Nana Addo appoints Hon. Robert Sarfo Mensah as NSA head". Ghana Web. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "I welcome my suspension in good faith - Robert Sarfo Mensah". Kessben FM. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Elections 2004; Ghana's Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. Ghana: Electoral Commission of Ghana; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. 2005. p. 117.
- ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Sarfo-Mensah, Robert". 25 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Results Parliamentary Elections". Ghana Web. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Brong Ahafo Region". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ a b FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results - Asunafo North Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Sarfo-Mensah, Robert". 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Ghana Elections 2008 (PDF). Ghana: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. 2010. p. 69.