Cassiel Ato Forson

Hon. Dr.
Cassiel Ato Baah Forson
MP
Member of Ghana Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 January 2009
Deputy Minister for Finance
In office
March 2013 – January 2017
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded byFiifi Kwetey
Succeeded byCharles Adu Boahen
Minority Leader in Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 2023
Preceded byHaruna Iddrisu
Personal details
Born (1978-08-05) 5 August 1978 (age 46)[1]
Ajumako Bisease, Ghana
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Oxford, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, South Bank University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAccountant
CommitteesFinance Committee (Ranking Member): House Committee; Foreign Affairs Committee; Committee of Selection Committee
Websitehttps://cassielatoforson.org/

Cassiel Ato Baah Forson is a Ghanaian politician and member of parliament from 2009 to date. Dr. Forson first joined the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, before retaining his seat for the Sixth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the Eighth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing the Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).[2][3] In 2013 he served as the deputy minister for Finance.[4][1]

On January 23, 2024, he succeeded Haruna Iddrisu as the Minority Leader of the Parliament of Ghana.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Meet Cassiel Ato Forson: The Deputy Finance Minister Designate". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Ato Forson's Court Case: An Attempt To Cow Minority Via Machiavellian Tactics – MP". Peacefmonline – Ghana news. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Akufo-Addo spent GH¢63m on foreign travels in 9months – NDC's Ato Forson". Ghanaweb. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Ato Forson replaces Haruna Iddrisu as Minority Leader". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.