Enoch Teye Mensah

Enoch Teye Mensah (born 17 May 1946) is a politician. He was a Minister for Education and a Member of Parliament in Ghana (Term ended in 2017) [1] He is popularly referred to as E. T. Mensah (not to be confused with Ghanaian musician Emmanuel Tettey Mensah).

Hon. Enoch Teye Mensah
Member of the Ghana Parliament for Ningo-Prampram
In office January 1997 – January 2017
Preceded by	Stanley Basil Bade Carboo
Succeeded by	Sam George
Majority	12,143
Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing
In office Jan 2012 – Jan 2017
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Alban Bagbin
Minister for Employment and Social Welfare
In office January 2010 – January 2012
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Stephen Amoanor Kwao
Succeeded by	Moses Asaga
Minister for Youth and Sports
In office January 1993 – January 2001
President	Jerry Rawlings
Preceded by	Arnold Quainoo
Succeeded by	Mallam Issah
Personal details
Born	17 May 1956 Koforidua, Ghana
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Children	7
Committees	Public Accounts Committee House Committee Finance Committee Mines and Energy Trade, Industry and Tourism
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Volta

Education and Early Life

Mensah was born on 17 May 1946 and comes from Prampram in the Greater Accra Region Ghana. He schooled at the SNAPS College of Accountancy, which he completed in 1968. He also had his RSA III in 1970, and he became a fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants in 1986.[2] He is an Account Officer and worked at the University of Ghana, Legon as Accounting Officer.[3]

Political career

As Major of Accra

During the time of the PNDC military regime in Ghana, he was the long time Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), akin to being the Mayor of the City of Accra. He joined the National Democratic Congress when it was formed in 1992.

As Member of Parliament

He also stood for the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 1996 and was elected MP for the Ningo-Prampram constituency, holding the seat for almost a decade. After the NDC lost the 2000 elections, he continued as a member of parliament. Mensah lost the NDC primaries to Sam George on 21 November 2015.[4] He once served as the Minority Chief Whip in parliament prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2008.[5] In January 2009, he became the Majority Chief Whip in parliament.

As Minister of State

At the beginning of the Fourth Republic, he was appointed Minister for Youth and Sports by President Jerry Rawlings. Mensah held that position through both terms of the Rawlings government. In January 2010, after a cabinet reshuffle, President John Atta Mills appointed him Minister for Employment and Social Welfare.[6]

Mensah was a member of the Pan-African Parliament until January 2009, when he resigned after being appointed a member of state.[7] In January 2011, he was appointed Minister for Education following the resignation of Betty Mould-Iddrisu.[8]

Personal life

Mr. Mensah is married with eight children.

Elections

Mensah, is a Ghanaian politician and was elected as a member of Parliament of the second parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana during the 1996 Ghanaian General Election. He polled a total valid vote cast of 15,677 representing 56.10% defeating his opponents; Desmond Nene Quaynor who polled 1,569 which represent 5.60% of the total votes cast and Gwendolyn Sara Addo an Independent candidate who also polled 1,537 representing 5.50% under the membership of the National Democratic Congress.[9] He maintained his seat as a member of Parliament for the Ningo Prampram constituency through to 2016 were he lost to Samuel George Nartey.

Honours

E. T. Mensah was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Volta by President Kufuor's government.[5]

See also

• Rawlings government
• List of Mills government ministers

References

1. "#NDCDecides: Sam George crushes Prampram 'Mugabe' ET Mensah". Citinewsroom.com. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
2. "HON. MENSAH, ENOCH TEYE". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
3. "Enoch Teye Mensah, Hon". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
4. Afanyi Dadzie, Ebenezer (22 November 2015). "#NDCDecides: Sam George crushes Prampram 'Mugabe' ET Mensah". CitifmOnline. CitiFM. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
5. "President Kufuor nominates 241 for National Awards". Radio Gold Online. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
6. "Bagbin/E.T. Mensah in reshuffle is unfortunate timing". MyJoyOnline.com. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
7. "Ghana reconstitutes members for Pan-African Parliament". MyJoyOnline. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
8. "E.T. Mensah Takes Over Education". General News. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
9. FM, Peace. "Parliament - Greater Accra Region Election 1996 Results". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

External links and sources

• Profile on Parliament of Ghana website