Cassiel Ato Forson

Hon. Dr.
Cassiel Ato Baah Forson
MP
Member of Ghana Parliament for Ajumako-Enyan-Esiam
Assumed office
7 January 2009
Minister for Finance and Economic Planning
Assumed office
22 January 2025
PresidentJohn Mahama
Preceded byMohammed Amin Adam
Deputy Minister for Finance
In office
March 2013  January 2017
PresidentJohn Dramani Mahama
Preceded byFiifi Kwetey
Succeeded byCharles Adu Boahen
Majority Leader in Parliament
In office
7 January 2025  21 January 2025
Preceded byAfenyo-Markin (NPP)
Succeeded byMahama Ayariga (NDC)
Minority Leader in Parliament
In office
January 2023  January 2025
Preceded byHaruna Iddrisu (NDC)
Succeeded byAfenyo-Markin (NPP)
Personal details
Born (1978-08-05) 5 August 1978
Ajumako Bisease, Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Political partyNational Democratic Congress
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Oxford, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, South Bank University, Bisease Secondary School
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). 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