Paramanga Ernest Yonli

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Paramanga Ernest Yonli, also known as Ernest Paramanga Yonli (born December 31, 1956[1]), was the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from November 7, 2000[2] to June 4, 2007.[3] Since January 2008, Yonli has been the Ambassador of Burkina Faso to the United States.[4] He is a member of the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) party.[1]

Yonli was born in Tansarga in Tapoa Province.[1][5] He attended secondary school in Ouagadougou, and from 1976 to 1979 he studied economics at the University of Ouagadougou. After graduating from that university, he attended the University of Benin in Lomé, Togo, obtaining a master's degree in economics, specializing in planning and development, in 1981. He then continued his studies in France, attending the Sorbonne; he obtained a diploma in international economy and development in 1984 and a doctorate in agricultural development in 1985. Subsequently he worked as a researcher on agricultural development and food security, based in Ouagadougou.[5]

He was Director of the Prime Minister's Office from February 1996[2][5] to September 1996, under Prime Minister Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo‎.[2] He then served as Minister of the Civil Service and Institutional Development[5][6] before being appointed as Prime Minister by President Blaise Compaoré on November 7, 2000, replacing Ouedraogo. His government, named on November 12, included 36 members, with seven opposition parties participating; three of these parties—the African Independence Party, the African Convention for Democracy, and the Panafrican Sankarist Convention—had already participated in Ouedraogo's government, while four were new to the government, including the Alliance for Democracy and Federation–African Democratic Rally (ADF-RDA).[2]

On June 3, 2007, he submitted his government's resignation to Compaoré, following the May 2007 parliamentary election, and Tertius Zongo was appointed as his successor the next day.[3][7]

After leaving office as Prime Minister, Yonli was appointed as Ambassador to the United States on December 5, 2007.[4] He presented his credentials to US President George W. Bush on January 22, 2008.[4][8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c List of candidates elected to the National Assembly in 2007, National Assembly website (French).
  2. ^ a b c d "Nouveau Premier ministre, Nouveau gouvernement avec une participation accrue de l'opposition", Afrique Express, N° 217, November 15, 2000 (French).
  3. ^ a b "Burkina Faso: Tertius Zongo, ancien ministre, nommé Premier ministre", AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), June 5, 2007 (French).
  4. ^ a b c "Burkina-Etats-Unis : P. Ernest Yonli a présenté ses lettres de créance", lefaso.net, January 26, 2008 (French).
  5. ^ a b c d Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders (2003), page 78.
  6. ^ "Le gouvernement du Burkina Faso, formé le 14 janvier 1999", Afrique Express (French).
  7. ^ "Tertius Zongo appointed new Burkinabe Prime Minister", African Press Agency, June 5, 2007.
  8. ^ "Photo: President Bush With Ambassador Paramanga Ernest Yonli of Burkina Faso", U.S. Department of State website, January 22, 2008.
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Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso
Flag of France Upper Volta (colony; to 1960): Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly | Maurice Yaméogo | post vacant, 1959-1971

Flag of Upper Volta Republic of Upper Volta (1960-1984): Gérard Kango Ouedraogo | Sangoulé Lamizana | Joseph Conombo | Saye Zerbo† | post vacant, 1982-1983 | Thomas Sankara† | post vacant, 1983-1992

Flag of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (since 1984): Youssouf Ouédraogo | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré | Kadré Désiré Ouedraogo | Paramanga Ernest Yonli | Tertius Zongo
† military