Sacca Lafia

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Sacca Lafia (born October 21, 1944[1]) is a Beninese politician, the President of the Union for Democracy and National Solidarity (UDS),[2] and a former First Vice-President of the National Assembly of Benin.[3]

A veternarian by training,[1], Lafia was first elected to the National Assembly in the March 1999 parliamentary election,[1][4] on which occasion he was one of four Star Alliance (Alliance Etoile) candidates to be elected.[4] He was the UDS candidate in the March 2001 presidential election, receiving 1.20% of the vote and fifth place,[5] and in the March 2003 parliamentary election he was one of three Star Alliance candidates elected to the National Assembly.[6] In the March 2007 parliamentary election, Lafia was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the Cauris Forces for an Emerging Benin.[7]

In the government of President Yayi Boni named on June 17, 2007, Lafia was appointed Minister of Mines, Energy, and Water.[8][9]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c National Assembly page on Sacca Lafia, bj.refer.org (French).
  2. ^ "Commission électorale nationale (Cena) : Les raisons de la démission de Abdoulaye Mama Djima", Le Matinal (sonangnon.net), January 17, 2007 (French).
  3. ^ "À la recherche d’un médiateur", Jeuneafrique.com, July 16, 2006 (French).
  4. ^ a b Results of the 1999 parliamentary election, bj.refer.org (French).
  5. ^ Elections in Benin, African Elections Database.
  6. ^ List of deputies elected in the 2003 election, Benin government page (French).
  7. ^ "Proclamation des résultats des élections législatives du 31 mars 2007", BeninInfo.com (French).
  8. ^ "Bénin : composition du nouveau gouvernement soumis à l'avis de l'Assemblée Nationale", Xinhua, June 18, 2007 (French).
  9. ^ Ludovic D. Guédénon, "Dernier remaniement ministériel : Yayi abandonne t-il un principe cher ?", La Nouvelle Tribune, June 19, 2007 (French).
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