25 Facts About Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was the majority leader in the Ghanaian Parliament until he stepped down on 21 February 2024 and is the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in Ghana.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu Kyei-Mensah Bonsu was born on Sunday, February 3,1957.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu Kyei Mensah is a member of the New Patriotic Party.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu first became a member of the Parliament in January 1997, representing the people of Old Tafo, in the Suame Constituency of the Ashanti Region.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has kept his seat since then, representing his constituency in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Parliaments of the 4th Republic of Ghana.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was the chairperson for the Special Budget, House, and Business Committees.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was a member of the Finance, Mines and Energy Standing Orders and Selection Committees.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu criticized the Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament, Alban Bagbin, for suspending parliamentary proceedings to attend the 2023 National Development Conference hosted by the Church of Pentecost.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was first elected to Parliament during the 1996 Ghanaian General Elections on the Ticket of the New Patriotic Party representing the Suame Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was elected as the member of parliament for the Suame constituency of the Ashanti Region of Ghana in the 2004 Ghanaian general elections.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu won on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu's constituency was a part of the 36 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was elected with 48,500 votes out of 59,039 total valid votes cast.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was elected over Agonno Sampson Young of the People's National Convention, Paul Richard Kofi Yeboah of the National Democratic Congress and Frederick Antwi of the Convention People's Party.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu's constituency was part of the 34 parliamentary seats out of 39 seats won by the New Patriotic Party in that election for the Ashanti Region.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was elected with 45,235 votes out of 57,765 total valid votes cast.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was elected over David Osei Manu of the National Democratic Congress, Ameyaw Aboagye Peter of Democratic People's Party and Frederick Antwi-Nsiah of the Convention People's Party.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was elected with 60,829 votes out of 76,852 total valid votes cast.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was elected over Alidu Baba Dambasea of the National Democratic Congress, Solomon Nkrumah Appia Kubi of the Progressive People's Party, Adam Mohammed of the People's National Convention, Frederick Antwi-Nsiah of the Convention People's Party, Mavis Afriyie of the Democratic People's Party, Abena Nyarko of the National Democratic Party, Osei-Bempah Hayford and Paul Richard Kofi Yeboah both independent candidates.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu again contested the 2020 Ghanaian general election as the parliamentary candidate for the New Patriotic Party.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was elected by the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association as its new acting Vice-Chairperson.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu assumed the position after winning an election in which he competed against Garry Brownlee from New Zealand.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu proposed that one of the two new blocks built behind the main Job 600 be named after Peter Ala Adjetey, who succeeded Justice Annan.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is married to Mrs Irene Kyei-Mensah Bonsu and has eight children.

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is a Christian and fellowships with the Assemblies of God Church.