Cynthia Yvonne Forde born and raised in the rural parish of St. Thomas.
She has passed courses in Thealology, Early Children Education in Israel and the Barbados Institute of Management and Productivity and in Industrial Relations in Washington, D.C.[2] Cynthia Forde is considered one of Barbados veteran politicians.
In 2018 when the Barbados Labour Party was elected Forde was appointed as Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs.
After The Barbados Labour Party was re-elected in 2022 Forde declined to serve in the Cabinet again.
Apart from serving in government and party positions Forde was the former President of the Association of Friends of the Gordon Cummins District Hospital, former Executive Member of the Barbados Union of Teachers(BUT), former member of the Community Independence Celebration Committee, former member of Sharon Primary Parent-Teacher Association, former President of the Alleyne School Parent Teacher Association and a long standing member of the Holy Innocents Anglican Church Council - A Representative of the Anglican Church just to name a few.