Soungalo Ouattara

Soungalo Apollinaire Ouattara (born 31 December 1956[1]) is a Burkinabé politician, currently serving in the government as Minister of the Civil Service and State Reform.

Ouattara was born in Bobo-Dioulasso and worked as a civil servant. He became a civil administrator in 1983[1] and from 1983 to 1984 he was Prefect-Mayor of Réo, as well as Acting High Commissioner of Sanguié Province. He was then Secretary-General of Passoré Province and Gnagna Province from 1984 to 1988, as well as Prefect-Mayor of Bogandé and Prefect of Thyon.[2]

Ouattara served as Secretary-General of the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Security from 1988 to 1994[1][2] and as Permanent Secretary of the National Decentralization Commission from 1994 to 1995.[2] Subsequently, he was Secretary-General of the Presidency from 1995[1][2] to 2006.[2] He was appointed as Minister Delegate under the Minister of Territorial Administration and Decentralization, in charge of Local Collectivities, on 6 January 2006,[3] and he was subsequently promoted to the position of Minister of the Civil Service and State Reform on 3 September 2008.[4] He is a member of the Political Bureau of the Congress of Democracy and Progress (CDP).[1]

A book written by Ouattara, Local Governance and Freedoms: For an African Renaissance (Gouvernance et libertés locales – Pour une renaissance de l’Afrique), was published by Karthala Editions in November 2007.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Page at petiteacademie.gov.bf (French).
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Soungalo Apollinaire Ouattara, administrateur de cœur et de raison", lefaso.net, 18 March 2008 (French).
  3. ^ "Décret N° 2006-003/PRES/PM portant composition du Gouvernement du Burkina Faso du 06 janvier.", petiteacademie.gov.bf (French).
  4. ^ "Burkina Faso : Remaniement ministériel, la liste du nouveau gouvernement" Lefaso.net (Grioo.com), 5 September 2008 (French).