Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson: Profile of Ghana’s Next Finance Minister

Dr. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, MP
Ph.D, MSc, BSc, ICA(Gh), FCIT(Gh)
Economist |Chartered Accountant | Tax Practitioner
Hon. Cassiel Ato Baah Forson (Ph.D) is a lawmaker in the Parliament
of Ghana. He is an economist of great repute with deep insight,
particularly on the economy of Ghana, a Chartered Accountant and a
Tax Practitioner with over 20 years’ experience in the public and
private sectors.
His professional expertise covers macroeconomics, fiscal policy, tax policy and administration , finance and
business management.
Dr . Forson is an Oxford-trained tax professional with a Master of Science degree in Taxation from the University
of Oxford, UK and a Fellow of the Chartered InsAtute of TaxaAon, Ghana.
He also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from London South Bank University and is a member
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG).
He obtained a Ph.D in Finance and a Master of Science degree in Economics from the Kwame Nkrumah
University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana.
Dr . Forson has represented the people of Ajumako Enyan Essiam Constituency in the Central Region as their
Member of Parliament since 2009.
In January 2023, Dr . Forson assumed office as the Minority Leader in Parliament. Prior to this, he was the
Ranking Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament for six years. From 2009 to 2013, he was a member
of the Finance Commi[ee of Parliament and also served as the Vice Chairman of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs from 2009 to 2011.
Dr. Forson served as the Deputy Minister for Finance of the Republic of Ghana from April 2013 to January 2017,
overseeing Budget Preparation and implementation, Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), Treasury
and Debt Management, External Resource Mobilization and Tax Policy and Administration.
As a Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr . Forson also served as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of
Ghana and Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), a member of Ghana’s Economic Management Team and Ghana’s
Alternate Governor to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Dr . Forson was instrumental in negotiating the Ghana-IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF) Programme in 2015.
He also championed the introduction of Ghana’s model Public Financial Management Act 2016 (Act 921).
Dr. Forson is currently the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in the Parliament of Ghana