Enoch Teye Mensah

Hon.
Enoch Teye Mensah
Hon. Enoch Teye Mensah
Member of the Ghana Parliament; for Ningo-Prampram
	In office; January 1997 – January 2017
Preceded by	Stanley Basil Bade Carboo
Succeeded by	Sam George
Majority	12,143
Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing
	In office; 2012–2012
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Alban Bagbin
Succeeded by	Collins Dauda
Minister for Employment and Social Welfare
	In office; January 2010 – January 2012
President	John Atta Mills
Preceded by	Stephen Amoanor Kwao
Succeeded by	Moses Asaga
Minister for Youth and Sports
	In office; January 1993 – January 2001
President	Jerry Rawlings
Preceded by	Arnold Quainoo
Succeeded by	Mallam Issah
Personal details
Born	17 May 1946; Koforidua, Gold Coast
Died	1 October 2023 (aged 77); South Africa
Nationality	Ghanaian
Political party	National Democratic Congress
Children	7
Committees	Public Accounts Committee; House Committee; Finance Committee; Mines and Energy; Trade, Industry and Tourism
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Volta

Enoch Teye Mensah (17 May 1946 – 1 October 2023), commonly known as E. T. Mensah, was a Ghanaian politician.^[1] He was aMember of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram from 7 January 1997 to 7 January 2017 and held ministerial offices in the presidential administrations of Jerry Rawlings from 1993 to 2001 and John Atta Mills from 2010 to 2012 in Ghana.^[2]

Early life and education

Mensah was born on 17 May 1946 and came from Prampram in the Greater Accra Region Ghana.^[3] He schooled at the SNAPS College of Accountancy, which he completed in 1968. He also had his RSA III in 1970, and he became a fellow of the Institute of Financial Accountants in 1986.^[4] He was an Account Officer and worked at the University of Ghana, Legon as Accounting Officer.^[5]

Political career

As Mayor of Accra

During the time of the PNDC military regime in Ghana, he was the long time Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), akin to being the Mayor of the City of Accra. He joined the National Democratic Congress when it was formed in 1992.

As Member of Parliament

Mensah was a Ghanaian politician and stood for the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 1996. He was elected member of Parliament for the Ningo-Prampram constituency, holding the seat for almost a decade. He first went into parliament after he was elected as a member of Parliament of the second parliament of the fourth republic of Ghana during the 1996 Ghanaian General Election. After the NDC lost the 2000 elections, he continued as a member of parliament, winning subsequent elections in 2004, 2008 and 2012, and maintaining his seat until 2016. He once served as the Minority Chief Whip in parliament prior to the Ghanaian parliamentary election in 2008.^[6] In January 2009, when the NDC won majority in parliament, he became the Majority Chief Whip in parliament.

On 21 November 2015, Mensah lost the NDC parliamentary primaries to Sam George, bringing an end to his 20 years tenure in parliament.^[7]

As Minister of State

At the beginning of The Fourth Republic, he was appointed Minister for Youth and Sports by President Jerry Rawlings. Mensah held that position through both terms of the Rawlings government. In January 2010, after a cabinet reshuffle, President John Atta Mills appointed him Minister for Employment and Social Welfare.^[8]

Mensah was a member of the Pan-African Parliament until January 2009, when he resigned after being appointed a member of state.^[9] In January 2011, he was appointed Minister for Education following the resignation of Betty Mould-Iddrisu.^[10]

On 12 February 2021, Mensah was unanimously elected as the representative of Council of State for the Greater Accra Region.^[11]

Personal life and death

Mensah was married with seven children.^[12] He died in South Africa on 1 October 2023, at the age of 77.^[13]^[14]

Honours

Mensah was awarded the Companion of the Order of the Volta by President Kufuor's government.^[6]

References

^ "Council of State member and former Ningo-Prampram MP E.T. Mensah passes on". Retrieved 2 October 2023.
^ "#NDCDecides: Sam George crushes Prampram 'Mugabe' ET Mensah". Citinewsroom. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
^ "ET Mensah elected to Council of State". Accra Metropolitan Assembly. 12 February 2021.
^ "HON. MENSAH, ENOCH TEYE". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
^ "Enoch Teye Mensah, Hon". mobile ghanaweb. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "President Kufuor nominates 241 for National Awards". Radio Gold Online. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
^ Afanyi Dadzie, Ebenezer (22 November 2015). "#NDCDecides: Sam George crushes Prampram 'Mugabe' ET Mensah". CitiFM. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
^ "Bagbin/E.T. Mensah in reshuffle is unfortunate timing". MyJoyOnline. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ "Ghana reconstitutes members for Pan-African Parliament". MyJoyOnline. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
^ "E.T. Mensah Takes Over Education". General News. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ Bonney, Emmanuel (12 February 2021). "Greater Accra: E.T. Mensah gets 100 percent endorsement on Council of State". Graphic Online. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ Mensah, Eyo O. (7 September 2023). "Death is the cause of my predicament: A cross-cultural study of death-related personal names in Nigeria". Death Studies: 1–11. doi:10.1080/07481187.2023.2254728. ISSN 0748-1187.
^ E.T. Mensah passes away
^ "Former MP for Ningo-Prampram E.T. Mensah dies at 77". 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

External links

Profile on Parliament of Ghana website Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine

Parliament of Ghana
Preceded by	Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram 1997–2017	Succeeded by Sam Nartey George
Political offices
Preceded by Arnold Quainoo	Minister for Youth and Sports 1993–2001	Succeeded by Mallam Issah
Preceded by Stephen Amoanor Kwao	Minister for Employment and Social Welfare 2010–2012	Succeeded by Moses Asaga
Preceded by Alban Bagbin	Minister for Water Resources, Works and Housing 2012	Succeeded by Collins Dauda

[1] "Council of State member and former Ningo-Prampram MP E.T. Mensah passes on". Retrieved 2 October 2023.

[2] "#NDCDecides: Sam George crushes Prampram 'Mugabe' ET Mensah". Citinewsroom. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

[3] "ET Mensah elected to Council of State". Accra Metropolitan Assembly. 12 February 2021.

[4] "HON. MENSAH, ENOCH TEYE". Parliament of Ghana. Archived from the original on 27 October 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

[5] "Enoch Teye Mensah, Hon". mobile ghanaweb. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

[awards-6] "President Kufuor nominates 241 for National Awards". Radio Gold Online. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

[7] Afanyi Dadzie, Ebenezer (22 November 2015). "#NDCDecides: Sam George crushes Prampram 'Mugabe' ET Mensah". CitiFM. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[8] "Bagbin/E.T. Mensah in reshuffle is unfortunate timing". MyJoyOnline. 26 January 2010. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[9] "Ghana reconstitutes members for Pan-African Parliament". MyJoyOnline. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2010.

[10] "E.T. Mensah Takes Over Education". General News. Ghana Home Page. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2012.

[11] Bonney, Emmanuel (12 February 2021). "Greater Accra: E.T. Mensah gets 100 percent endorsement on Council of State". Graphic Online. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[12] Mensah, Eyo O. (7 September 2023). "Death is the cause of my predicament: A cross-cultural study of death-related personal names in Nigeria". Death Studies: 1–11. doi:10.1080/07481187.2023.2254728. ISSN 0748-1187.

[13] E.T. Mensah passes away

[14] "Former MP for Ningo-Prampram E.T. Mensah dies at 77". 2 October 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2023.

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