Anthony Forson | |
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14th Attorney General of Ghana | |
In office 1 March 1993 –30 October 1993 | |
President | Jerry John Rawlings |
Preceded by | Emmanuel Gyekye Tanoh |
Succeeded by | Obed Asamoah |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Alma mater | New Delhi University |
Profession | Lawyer |
Anthony Forson is a Ghanaian politician,lawyer and diplomat. [1] He was the Attorney General of Ghana from 1 March 1993 to 30 October 1993,and Ghana's High Commissioner to India from 1994 to 1997.
Forson was called to the Ghana Bar in 1964. [2] During the 1992 Ghanaian General Election,he contested for the Takoradi seat on the ticket of the National Convention Party (NCP) but lost the seat to Tabitha Sybil Quaye. [3] He became Attorney General and Minister for Justice on 1 March 1993 but resigned on 30 October 1993. [2] [4] While it remains unclear why he resigned,his successor Obed Asamoah has suggested he resigned over public criticism of his performance. [5] Others speculated that he resigned upon pressure from then president,Jerry John Rawlings. [6] Following his resignation,Kow Nkensen Arkaah (then vice-president) and Dr. S. Budu Arthur (then deputy speaker of parliament) became the only NCP representatives that held office in the then Rawlings government. [7] On 14 June 1994 he was appointed Ghana's High Commissioner to the Republic of India with accreditation to Sri Lanka. [2] [8] [9] [10] While serving as High Commissioner,he pursued a master's degree program in Civil Law at the New Delhi University and received the Sivasubramanian Memorial Gold Medal after securing the highest marks in Comparative Jurisprudence for his LLM/MCL degree. [2] [11] He remained Ghana's High Commissioner to the Republic of India until 1997. [2] He now serves as the chairman of tForson and Co. law chamber. [2] His fields of expertise include;Higher Courts Advocacy,Administrative and Constitutional Law,Litigation,Commercial Law,Family Law,and Law of the Sea. [2]
He is married to Marian Forson and the father of the Ghana Bar Association president,Anthony Forson,Jnr. [9]
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