Francisca Oteng-Mensah

Francisca Oteng-Mensah (born 14 February 1993)[1][2] is a member of parliament of the New Patriotic Party for the Kwabre East Constituency and was known as the youngest parliamentarian of the fourth republic of Ghana at the time of her election in 2016.[3][4][5]

Hon.

Francisca Oteng-Mensah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Kwabre East (Ghana parliament constituency)
Assumed office
7 January 2017
PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
Personal details
Born
Francisca Oteng-Mensah

(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993
Mamponteng, Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
ParentsObeng Gyasi
Alma materKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMember of Parliament
CabinetMember of Parliament
CommitteesTrade, Industry and Tourism Committee, Privileges Committee

Early life

Francisca was born at Aboaso Hospital at Mamponteng,[1] Ashanti Region[6] on 14 February 1993 . She is a daughter of Mrs. Joyce Oteng[1] and Dr Kwaku Oteng [7] a doctor and a businessman who is the C.E.O of the Angel Group of Companies.

Education

Francisca attended three different schools during her basic and primary education. She first attended the Mamponteng Roman Catholic School, then to Revival Preparatory School at Breman and finally to Supreme Saviour International where she completed her Primary Six. She completed her Junior High education at Angel Educational Complex. She then continued to St. Roses Senior High School to complete her Senior High Education.

Her insatiable quest for more academic laurels compelled her to enroll at the Faculty of Law at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) where she read law.[1] Francisca was a second year Law student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at the time she contested the elections in 2016.[8]

Career

Before her appointment as a member of parliament, she was employed as a Secretary at the Angel Group of Companies in Kumasi.[9] In December 2017, she was appointed as the chairperson of the National Youth Authority.[10]

Politics

She won her parliamentary seat for the Kwabre East Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, after the 2016 Ghanaian general elections.[11] She is currently the youngest person to be in parliament at the age of 23.

Religion

Francisca is a Christian and fellowships with Assemblies of God Church.[9]

References
  1. "Meet Youngest MP, Ms. Oteng-Mensah". GhanaStar.com. 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  2. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  3. "Sir John attacks 22-year-old Francisca Oteng-Mensah". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  4. Allotey, Godwin Akweiteh. "I won because of my message, not money – Francisca Mensah". citifmonline. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  5. Acquah, Edward. "PHOTOS: Meet the youngest Member of Parliament Francisca Oteng Mensah | Kasapa102.5FM". kasapafmonline.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  6. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Oteng Mensah, Francisca". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  7. "Dr. Kwaku Oteng". ghana.mom-rsf.org. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  8. Boateng, Michael. "Francisca Oteng-Mensah: I Had Wanted To Be A Politician Since Infancy". Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  9. "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Oteng Mensah, Francisca". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 2019-03-02.
  10. "Francisca Oteng Mensah heads NYA Governing Board". www.ghananewsagency.org. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  11. davidmawuligh (2016-12-10). "Meet Francisca Oteng Mensah, the youngest parliamentarian in Ghana". Ghanafuo.com. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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