Francisca Oteng-Mensah’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro A Ghanaian youngest parliamentarian
Is Politician
Businessperson
From Ghana
Type Business
Politics
Gender female
Birth

14 February 1993, Mamponteng, Kwabre District, Ashanti Region, Ghana

Age 27 years
Star sign Aquarius
Politics New Patriotic Party
Education
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Bachelor of Laws
St Roses Senior High (Akwatia) diploma

Francisca Oteng-Mensah (born 14 February 1993) is a member of parliament of the New Patriotic Party for the Kwabre East Constituency and was known as the youngest parliamentarian of the fourth republic of Ghana at the time of her election in 2016.

Early life

Francisca was born at Aboaso Hospital at Mamponteng, Ashanti Region on 14 February 1993 . She is a daughter of Mrs. Joyce Oteng and Dr Kwaku Oteng a doctor and a businessman who is the C.E.O of the Angel Group of Companies.

Education

Francisca attended three different schools during her basic and primary education. She first attended the Mamponteng Roman Catholic School, then to Revival Preparatory School at Breman and finally to Supreme Saviour International where she completed her Primary Six. She completed her Junior High education at Angel Educational Complex. She then continued to St. Roses Senior High School to complete her Senior High Education.

Her insatiable quest for more academic laurels compelled her to enroll at the Faculty of Law at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) where she read law. Francisca was a second year Law student at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology at the time she contested the elections in 2016.

Career

Before her appointment as a member of parliament, she was employed as a Secretary at the Angel Group of Companies in Kumasi. In December 2017, she was appointed as the chairperson of the National Youth Authority.

Politics

In she won her parliamentary seat for the Kwabre East Constituency in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, after the 2016 Ghanaian general elections. She is currently the youngest person to be in parliament at the age of 23.

Religion

Francisca is a Christian and fellowships with Assemblies of God Church.

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