Elvis Osei Mensah Dapaah
Hon. Elvis Osei Mensah Dapaah MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Ahafo Ano South West | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Johnson Kwaku Adu |
| President | John Mahama |
| Vice President | Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1992 Abesewa |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | New Patriotic Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Committees | Local Government and Rural Development Chieftaincy, Culture and Religious Affairs Human Rights |
Elvis Osei Mensah Dapaah (born May 8, 1992) is a Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament for the Ahafo Ano South West constituency in the Ashanti Region. He represents the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ninth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana.[1][2]
Early life and education
Dapaah hails from Kunsu in the Ahafo Ano South West District, Ashanti Region. He holds a BSc in Agriculture from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.[3]
Politics
Dapaah contested and won the Ahafo Ano South West seat in the December 7, 2024 general election, representing the New Patriotic Party (NPP). His victory was confirmed after a High Court-mandated re-collation on December 21, 2024, receiving 16,680 votes against National Democratic Congress’s Sedik Abubakar with 16,540 votes, a margin of 140.[4][5]
He was sworn into office in January 2025 and serves on the Local Government & Rural Development Committee, the Chieftaincy, Culture & Religious Affairs Committee (as Vice Chair), and the Human Rights Committee in Parliament[6]
References
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "Elvis Osei Mensah Dapaah declared winner of Ahafo Ano South West". 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "Mensah Dapaah, Elvis Osei". Ghana MPS. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "Elvis Osei Mensah Dapaah declared winner of Ahafo Ano South West". 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "Election 2024: NDC challenges four parliamentary results in Ashanti Region". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2025-06-18.
- ^ "Parliament of Ghana". www.parliament.gh. Retrieved 2025-06-18.