Gahoun Georges Hégbor

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Gahoun Kossi Georges Hégbor (born August 18, 1940[1]) is a Togolese politician of the Action Committee for Renewal (CAR) political party.[2]

Hégbor was born in Baguida.[1] He worked as a journalist for Togo-Presse from 1963 to 1972 and was a diplomat at the Togolese embassy in Paris from 1972 to 1976. He earned a law degree (DESS) at the University of Paris II in 1975 and was admitted to the bar in 1978.[2]

He was a founding member of the Action Committee for Renewal (CAR)[2] and is the party's First Vice-President.[2][3] At the 2006 Inter-Togolese Dialogue, Hégbor signed the Global Political Accord on the electoral process on behalf of the CAR on August 20, 2006.[4] He was appointed as Minister of Communication and Civic Education[2] in the national unity government of Prime Minister Yawovi Agboyibo (who is also the President of CAR), which was named on September 20, 2006.[3]

In the October 2007 parliamentary election, Hégbor was the first candidate on the CAR's candidate list for Lomé,[1] but did not win a seat in the election.[5]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c List of candidates in Lomé for the 2007 election, CENI website (French).
  2. ^ a b c d e Profiles of Togolese government ministers, etiame.com (French).
  3. ^ a b "Formation du nouveau gouvernement au Togo", Panapress (Afrik.com), September 20, 2006 (French).
  4. ^ Text of Global Policy Agreement, cenitogo.tg (French).
  5. ^ Text of Constitutional Court decision (final election results), October 30, 2007 (French).
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