Sylvester A. Mensah
Hon. Sylvester A. Mensah | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Dade-Kotopon Constituency | |
| In office 7 January 1997 – 6 January 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Accra |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Occupation | Chief executive officer of national health insurance authority, ghana |
| Profession | Politician, 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.
Early life and education
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sylvester Mensah Jr. (Sly) – Vice-President Administration Candidate". AMS of UBC. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Mensah, Sylvester A. (December 2013). In the Shadows of Politics. ISBN 978-1491886809.
- ^ "I will be the 4th President in NDC – Sylvester Mensah". GhanaWeb. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Sylvester Mensah inexperienced to lead NDC – Alban Bagbin". GhanaWeb. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Implement worst case scenario measures now – Sylvester Mensah". MyJoyOnline. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "NYA Chief Sylvester Mensah goes mad over delay of Koforidua stadium". Footballghana. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Greater Accra Region". Ghana Review. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Parliament – Greater Accra Region Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "EC wants to frustrate the political space in Ghana – Sylvester Mensah". GhanaWeb. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "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.