Charles Adu Boahen

Charles K. Adu Boahen
Deputy Minister of State for Finance
In office
March 2017 – 14 November 2022
PresidentNana Akuffo-Addo
Preceded byCassiel Ato Forson
Personal details
BornGhana
Political partyNew Patriotic Party
Alma materHarvard Business School, University of Southern California, Mfantsipim School, Achimota School
PortfolioFinance

Charles Kofi Adu Boahen is a Ghanaian politician and a public servant. He is a member of the New Patriotic Party and was the deputy minister for Finance in Ghana until November 2022.[1][2][3][4][5] He is the son of Mrs Mary Adu Boahen and Prof. Albert Adu Boahen, a global academic, historian and politician who became the New Patriotic Party's flagbearer in the 1992 Ghanaian general elections.[6] He was the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry but was dismissed after allegations of corruption.[7][8][9][10]

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  2. ^ "Akufo-Addo releases names of 50 deputy and 4 more ministerial nominees". Graphic Ghana. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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  6. ^ "Boahen, A. Adu 1932–2006 | Encyclopedia.com". encyclopedia. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  7. ^ "COVID-19 cost Ghana GHS21 billion – Charles Adu Boahen". Citinewsroom. 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  8. ^ "'Finance Minister, Charles Adu Boahen benefiting directly from our woes' – Ablakwa". GhanaWeb. 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  9. ^ Segbefia, Sedem (2021-11-05). "Investors reassured of strong economy amid Eurobond selloff". The Business & Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  10. ^ "MoMo tax won't affect about 40% of Ghanaians – Adu Boahen". Citinewsroom. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2022-08-07.