An overview on Charles Adu Boahen

Charles Adu Boahen identifies himself as a Ghanaian politician and government figure. He has been Ghana's deputy finance minister since November 2022 and identifies as a member of the New Patriotic Party. He is the son of eminent academic, historian, and politician Prof. Albert Adu Boahen, who ran for the New Patriotic Party in Ghana's general elections in 1992. Mrs. Mary Adu Boahen's father is also Prof. Albert Adu Boahen. Before being dismissed from the Finance Ministry on charges of corruption, he held the position of State Minister. Up to November 2022, Charles Adu Boahen represents the Ministry of Finance as the Minister of State. Before that, he claims to have served as the Nana Akuffo-Addo administration's Deputy Finance Minister, in charge of Finance, from April 2017 to January 2021. Charles Adu Boahen, a Deputy Minister, says he assisted the Minister of Finance in carrying out his responsibilities, particularly in the areas of finance and enlisting outside assistance. Booing over his responsibilities, Charles Adu Boahen asserts that in addition to overseeing the Finance and External Resource Mobilization Portfolios, his supervisory responsibilities as a Minister of State were expanded to include the Budget and representing the Minister at Cabinet sessions.