Samuel Sallas Mensah

Samuel Sallas Mensah (born 7 July 1954) is a Ghanaian politician and a former member of parliament for the Upper West Akim constituency of the Eastern Region.[1][2][3][4] He is also an accountant and a former chairman of the public accounts committee as well as a former chief executive officer of the public procurement authority.[5][6][7][8][9] Mensah is currently the national treasurer of the national democratic congress a parliamentary candidate for the upcoming 2020 ghanaian general elections.[10][11][12]

Sammuel Sallas Mensah
MP for Upper West Akim
In office
7 January 1993 – 6 January 2005
PresidentJohn Agyekum Kufour
Personal details
Born (1954-07-07) 7 July 1954
Upper west Akim, Eastern Region Gold Coast (now Ghana)
NationalityGhanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania,
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionChartered accountant

Early life and education

Mensah was born on 7 July 1954 in Upper West Akim in the Eastern Region of Ghana. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and obtained his Bachelor of Arts after he studied Business administration.[1] He was also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana in 1199.He lso studied at Tthe Ghana Institute of Taxationin 1986.[13]

Politics

Mensah was first elected to parliament on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the December 1992 Ghanaian General elections as a member of parliament representing the Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region of Ghana.[14] In 1996, he obtained 16,684 votes out of the 28,395 valid votes cast representing 51.50% over Asamoah Evans Gilbertson who polled 10,634 votes, Joseph Cobbina Adika who polled 497 votes,Lawrence Boateng who polled 384 votes and Isaac Annoh who also polled 196 votes.[15] In 2000, he won the seat with 12,150 votes out of the 22,503 valid votes cast representing 54.00% over his opponents Raymond Kwame Akuffour who polled 8,983 votes, Alex Addai-Mensah who polled 924 votes, Joseph Cobbina Adika who polled 309 votes and Ayisi Gyeke Opare who polled 137 votes.[16] He again won the seat in 2004 with 14,064 votes out of the 28,947 valid votes cast representing 48.60% over Nana Yaw Asare Koranteng an NPP who polled 13,819 representing 47.70%, John Martey a CPP member who polled 765 votes representing 2.60%, Nana Asabir Nkum an EGLE member who polled 165 votes representing 0.60%, Agnes Akeley Adorshie a PNC member who polled 134 votes representing 0.50%,Salifu Alaru an IND member who polled 0 vote representing 0.00% and Raymond Kwame Akuffo an IND member who polled 0 vote representing 0.00%.[17]

Career

He is a chartered accountant by profession and a former member of Parliament for the Upper West Akim Constituency in the Eastern Region. He also worked as a tax expert.[1]

Personal life

Mensah is a Christian.[1]

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register
  2. Destiny and Politics: A Biography of Hon. Samuel Sallas-Mensah. 18 December 2017. ISBN 978-9988271770.
  3. "Sallas-Mensah launches biography 'Destiny and Politics'". www.ghanaweb.com. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. "Ghana: Sallas Mensah's Seat Under Siege". 2 December 2004.
  5. "Need for open contracting in Ghana-GACC | Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition - GACC". gaccgh.org. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  6. Ghana, News (12 March 2013). "Government Urged To Implement Sustainable Public Procurement Policy". News Ghana. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. "UNPCDC - New Chief Executive of the Public Procurement Authority". unpcdc.org. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  8. "Single-source procurement is legal — Sallas-Mensah". Graphic Online. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  9. "Ghana: Public Procurement Authority Strives to Promote Professional Approaches to Public Procurement--Hon. Sallas-Mensah". 2 November 2015.
  10. Bennett, Christopher Kweku (9 July 2009). "Support Parliament's Public Accounts Committee – Sallas-Mensah". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  11. "MP lauds NDC for appointing Sallas Mensah as National Treasurer". BusinessGhana. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  12. "Appointing Sallas Mensah as National Treasurer Commendable- Hon. Ohene Bekoe lauds Council of Elders". Newslinegh.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  13. "Hon. Samuel Sallas-Mensah – PPA Ghana". Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  14. . ISBN 9988271778. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 1996 Results – Upper West Akim Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  16. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2000 Results – Upper West Akim Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  17. FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2004 Results – Upper West Akim Constituency". Ghana Elections – Peace FM. Retrieved 2 September 2020.


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