President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr Alhassan Iddrisu as acting Government Statistician pending consultations with the Council of State.
Dr. Iddrisu, a seasoned economist, replaces Prof Samuel Kobina Annim who was appointed by the previous government.
Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu announced this in a statement issued on Friday, April 4, 2025.
Dr. Iddrisu currently serves as the Director of the Economic Strategy and Research Division at the Ministry of Finance.
According to the statement he is a seasoned economist and accomplished public sector leader with a distinguished career in Ghana’s Ministry of Finance.
He currently serves as Director, Economic Strategy and Research Division, where he leads national efforts in macroeconomic analysis, forecasting, policy research, and coordination of real and external sector assessments.
He provides technical guidance for the preparation of the Ghana Macroeconomic Outlook Report and contributes to the National Budget and Economic Policy.
Dr. Iddrisu also represents the Ministry on several governing boards, public councils, and inter-ministerial technical committees, where his expertise influences key policy decisions on economic governance and development strategy.
He has held multiple senior positions at the Director level, including as Director, Economic Research and Forecasting Division (ERFD) from 2013 to 2019.
In that role he supervised national macroeconomic modelling and long-term forecasting, and as Acting Director, Real Sector Division between 2010 and 2013, where he led research and analysis on sectoral growth and productivity trends.
Dr Iddrisu is also a part-time lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra, and a former consultant to Oxfam GB and the World Bank.
A PhD holder in International Development Studies from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan, a Master of Public Administration (Public and Economic Policy) from the London School of Economics, an MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics with French from the University of Ghana.
