Yvan Randriasandratriniony

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Yvan Randriasandratriniony is a Malagasy politician who has been Minister near the Presidency in charge of Decentralization and Regional Planning since January 2007 and President of Tiako i Madagasikara (TIM), the ruling party, since October 2007.

Following the December 2001 presidential election, which opposition candidate Marc Ravalomanana claimed to have won, Ravalomanana declared himself president, and on March 1, 2002 he named a government, which included Randriasandratriniony as Minister of Agriculture, Breeding and Fishing.[1] Randriasandratriniony remained in that position until he was replaced in the government named on January 5, 2004.[2] On June 30, 2004, he became Madagascar's ambassador to South Africa.[3]

Randriasandratriniony was appointed Minister near the Presidency in charge of Decentralization and Regional Planning in the government named on January 25, 2007. He ranks second in the government, after Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara.[4]

In the September 2007 parliamentary election, Randriasandratriniony stood as the TIM candidate in the Fianarantsoa I constituency,[5][6] which is considered an opposition stronghold.[6] According to provisional results, he won with 37.7% of the vote;[7][8] despite his victory, this was considered a relatively low score.[8]

Randriasandratriniony became the Interim National President of TIM on October 12, 2007, succeeding Solofonantenaina Razoarimihaja.[9] He was officially elected as President of TIM on May 21, 2008, at the party's second national congress.[10]

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  1. ^ "Le gouvernement de Marc Ravalomanana, formé le 1er mars 2002", Afrique Express, N° 246, March 14, 2002 (French).
  2. ^ List of ministers in the government of Madagascar, January 2004, Presse-francophone.org (French).
  3. ^ "Afrique du Sud - Madagascar: Resserrer les liens", Madagascar Tribune, N° 4691, 2 July 2004 (French).
  4. ^ "Gouvernement de Charles Rabemananjara: Onze nouveaux et dix reconduits", Madagascar Tribune, N° 5470, 26 January 2007 (French).
  5. ^ "Les électeurs seront-ils trompés ?", Madagascar Tribune, N° 5636, 21 August 2007 (French).
  6. ^ a b Iloniaina Alain, "Afrique: Quatorze candidats à Fianarantsoa", L'Express de Madagascar (allAfrica.com), 24 August 2007 (French).
  7. ^ Results in Fianarantsoa I, Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reform (French).
  8. ^ a b "Yvan Randriasandratriniony, mal élu", Madagascar Tribune, N° 5666, September 25, 2007 (French).
  9. ^ "Vie de parti; Un nouveau président pour le TIM", Madagascar Tribune, October 13, 2007 (French).
  10. ^ "Le parti au pouvoir tient son congrès national", Xinhua (Jeuneafrique.com), May 22, 2008 (French).
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