Betty Nana Efua Krosbi (also spelled Crosby and Krosby) Mensah, (born August 29, 1980) is a

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politician and the Member of Parliament for Afram Plains North constituency in the Eastern region of Ghana. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress.

Early life and education

Mensah was born on 29 August 1980 in

Donkorkrom Donkorkrom is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of Kwahu Afram Plains North district, a district in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

, Eastern Region. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the

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, and a

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(HND) in

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from Koforidua Technical University.

Career

Before she became a Member of Parliament, Mensah was the managing director of Best Pat Ghana Limited from the year 2013 to the year 2016. She also served as the Second Deputy Coordinator for the National Youth Employment from 2009 to 2013. Mensah was also the Gender and Development Coordinator of Ghana Cooperative Credit Union from 2003 to 2005.

Politics

Parliamentary bid

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's 2016 general elections for the Parliamentary seat of Afram Plains, Mensah pulled a total vote count of 18,121 out of 23,606 votes cast representing 78.44% to beat Isaac Ofori-Koree of the

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, Cornelius Agbeku of the National Democratic Party, and Micheal Ampontia of the

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to win the seat in 7th Parliament of the fourth Republic of

. In 2020 General elections, she retained her seat in the Kwahu Afram Plains North by obtaining 18,543 representing 67.8% of the total votes(27,986).

Member of Parliament

During the 8th parliament she serves a member on the Gender and Children Committee and Health Committee.

Personal life

Mensah is married with one child. She is the daughter of

Krosbi Mensah Krosbi Mensah (born 5 March 1947) was a Ghanaian politician who served as member of parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana, he represented Afram Plains North constituency.Ghana Parliamentary Register(1993–1997) He was a member of the Nation ...

, the first MP for Afram Plains Constituency. She is a

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and worships as

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References

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