Alex Adomako-Mensah
Hon. Alex Adomako-Mensah | |
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| Member of the Ghana Parliament for Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency | |
| President | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| President | John Atta Mills John Mahama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1962 Kumawu, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Banker/ Administrator |
| Committees | Finance Committee,Food and Cocoa Affairs Committee |
Alex Adomako-Mensah (born 5 November 1962) is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament for Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Ghana.[1]
Early life
[edit]He was born on 5 November 1962 and hails from Kumawu in the Ashanti Region.[2]
Education
[edit]Alex Adomako-Mensah earned his MBA in (UK) from the University of Leicester, in 2001. He became an Associate Member (ACIM) of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK in 2003 and was honored as a Member of the Chartered Management Institute (MCMI) by the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK in 2006.[3]
Political life
[edit]He is a member of the National Democratic Congress who was voted as part of the MPs elected in the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2016 to represent Sekyere Afram plains. He won the seat with 5,664 votes out of the 9,275 valid votes cast generating 60.85% of the total votes cast.[4][5]
2020 election
[edit]Alex Adomako-Mensah contested the Sekyere Afram Plains constituency parliamentary seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress during the 2020 Ghanaian general election and won with 8,079 votes representing 50.49% over the Parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party Joseph Gyamfi Owusu who had 7,923 votes which is equivalent to 49.51% of the total votes.[6][7][8]
Committees
[edit]He is a member of the Employment, Social Welfare, and State Enterprises Committee and also a member of the Finance Committee.[2]
Robbery attack
[edit]On 14 August 2017, the MP was attacked by some unidentified armed robbers on his way from Kumasi heading towards Kumawu in the evening.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]He is a Christian and married with five children.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Ghana, ICT Dept. Office of Parliament. "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Ghana Parliament member Alex Adomako-Mensah". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ technologies, Esolz. "Ghana Election sekyere-afram-plains Constituency Results". Graphic Online. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Ghana Election 2016 Results - Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ FM, Peace. "Sekyere Afram Plains Constituency Results - Election 2020". Ghana Elections - Peace FM. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Sekyere Afram Plains – Election Data Center – The Ghana Report". Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Results for Sekyere Afram Plains". mobile.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ Kyei-Boateng, Joseph. "Ghana news: Suspected robbers attack MP for Sekyere Afram Plains". Graphic Online. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "MP Robbed At Gunpoint". Daily Guide Africa. Archived from the original on 17 August 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Ghana MPs - MP Details - Mensah, Adomako Alex". ghanamps.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.