Benard Kwaku Mensah (born 1924) was a Ghanaian politician and member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana representing Krachi Constituency under the membership of the Progress Party (PP).[1][2]

Benard Kwaku Mensah
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Krachi
In office
1969–1972
Preceded byMilitary government
Succeeded byParliament dissolved
Personal details
Born1924 (1924)
CitizenshipGhana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materSt. Peters School, Kumasi
OccupationTeacher

Education and early life

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Mensah was born in Volta Region of Ghana in 1924.[1] He attended St. Peters School, Kumasi where he obtained Standard Seven Certificate.[1]

Politics

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Mensah began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent Krachi constituency prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.[1][2][3] He assumed office as a member of the first parliament of the second republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969 after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election and was later suspended following the overthrow of the Busia government on 13 January 1972.[4]

Personal life

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Mensah was a Christian, and worked as a teacher.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Accra: Office of the National Assembly. 1969. p. 232.
  2. ^ a b Assembly, Ghana National (1970). Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. Ghana Publishing Corporation.
  3. ^ Assembly, Ghana National (1969). Parliamentary Debates; Official Report.
  4. ^ The Faces of Africa: Diversity and Progress: Repression and Struggle. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1972.