Cassiel Ato Forson
Hon. Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson MP | |
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| Member of Ghana Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam | |
| Assumed office 7 January 2009 | |
| Minister for Finance and Economic Planning | |
| Assumed office 22 January 2025 | |
| President | John Mahama |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Amin Adam |
| Deputy Minister for Finance | |
| In office March 2013 – January 2017 | |
| President | John Dramani Mahama |
| Preceded by | Fiifi Kwetey |
| Succeeded by | Charles Adu Boahen |
| Majority Leader in Parliament | |
| In office 7 January 2025 – 21 January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Afenyo-Markin (NPP) |
| Succeeded by | Mahama Ayariga (NDC) |
| Minority Leader in Parliament | |
| In office January 2023 – January 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Haruna Iddrisu (NDC) |
| Succeeded by | Afenyo-Markin (NPP) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 August 1978 Ajumako Bisease, Ghana |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Political party | National Democratic Congress |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, South Bank University, Bisease Secondary School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Accountant |
| Committees | Finance Committee (Ranking Member): House Committee; Foreign Affairs Committee; Committee of Selection Committee |
| Website | https://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). In 2013 he served as the deputy minister for Finance. He was sworn in as The minister for Finance By President John Dramani Mahama in 2025