170:. Jean Mensa was born on November 12, 1971. Prior to assuming the role of chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa spent an 18-year career at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), rising to the position of executive director. As the EC chairperson, Jean Mensa declared the then presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the
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Mensa has been ranked by the
African Network of Entrepreneurs (TANOE) as one of the Top 60 outstanding, inspiring and hardworking corporate women leaders in Ghana (2017). She has won several awards including the Excellent Leadership Award by the EXLA Group (2013) and the Young Professional Role Model
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In 2010, Jean Mensa was part of a nine-member constitutional review committee that was set up by the late president John Evans Atta Mills, to review the 1992 constitution. The role of the committee was to consult with
Ghanaians on the operation of the 1992 Constitution and on any changes that needed
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not to compile a new voter's register. He claimed there is not much time left for the general election to compile a new voters' register. He said Jean Mensah and her outfit will be held responsible if the country turns into a turmoil after the 2020 general elections take place. Demonstrations took
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to sound their view against the compilation. In
September 2023, the Electoral commission headed by Jean Mensa begun the registration for new registrants, which also served a chance to all people who lost or attained 18 years of age to be able to register for new Voter ID cards to help them
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on 23 July 2018, after her predecessor was removed from office. For two decades, Jean has been a leader in policy research and advocacy. She has been involved in the development of policies, such as the
Presidential Transition Act of 2012, the Revised 1992
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to be made to the constitution. Unfortunately however, after a successful review exercise, there was little to no implementation of the recommendations from the review exercise.
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In July 2023, Mrs Jean Mensa was selected as a member of ECOWAS and AU Joint Pre-election Fact-finding
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participate legally in coming elections. The registration was successful and led to a successful 2020 election.
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Mrs. Jean Mensa is married to Dr. Charles Mensa, a former resident director of the Volta
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is a Ghanaian lawyer by profession who has been serving as chairperson of the
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Chambers (1995-1997) and BJ Da Rocha Chambers as a Junior Lawyer (1998).
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as the president-elect of the December 7th, 2020 Presidential Election.
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