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Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu (Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko) was born on 29 October, 1957 in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, is a Ghanaian lawyer and judge. Discover Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko |
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66 years old |
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Scorpio |
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29 October, 1957 |
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29 October |
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Kumasi, Ashanti Region |
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Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu worth at the age of 66 years old? Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu’s income source is mostly from being a successful Lawyer. She is from . We have estimated Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu, (born 29 October 1957) is a Supreme Court Judge of the Republic of Ghana.
She was nominated by president Nana Akufo-Addo.
She is the 5th female member of the Court.
Prior to her appointment to the Supreme Court, she was a Ghanaian law professor who served as a member of the United Nations Independent Panel On Peace Operations.
Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko was born on 29 October 1957 in Kumasi.
She attended Wesley Girls High School for both her ordinary level certificate and advanced level certificate obtained in 1975 and 1977 respectively.
She continued at University of Ghana where she graduated with Bachelor of Laws (LLB) in 1980 and studied at the Ghana School of Law from 1980 to 1982.
She was called to the Ghana bar in 1982.
She had postgraduate studies at Yale University, obtaining a Master of Laws (LLM) in 1985.
Mensa-Bonsu was employed as a law lecturer at the University of Ghana in 1985 and rose through the ranks to attain full professorship in 2002.
In 2003, she was elected a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Some academic positions held by Mensa-Bonsu at University of Ghana include been Director of the Legon Centre for International and Advanced Diplomacy and the acting Dean of the Faculty of Law.
She delivered the 2014 University of Ghana Alumni Association lecture on the topic "The African Union’s Peace and Security Architecture: A guarantor of peace and security on the continent”.
In 2017, Mensa-Bonsu failed in her bid to be elected as a Judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
She was a member of the Presidential Commission of Enquiry which probed the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence.
She was elected president of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019.
She has used platforms available to her to advocate for peace to accelerate national development.
She was the guest speaker at the Second Annual Peace Lecture put together by the Accra West chapter of the Rotary Club and the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), where she spoke about the "need to nurture peace" without waiting "till the need arises for peace before we go for it".
Mensa-Bonsu was nominated by Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana, in May 2020 for consideration for appointment to the bench of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
Her name was submitted with other three judges by the president Nana Akufo-Addo to Parliament for appointment into the Supreme Court bench.
The others were Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, Justice Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu and Justice Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi.
She was approved by the Parliament after she was recommended by the Appointment Committee.
She was sworn into office by the President Nana Akufo-Addo.
Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko married Kwaku Mensa-Bonsu.
They have three daughters, five grandchildren, three foster sons and three foster grandchildren.
