Soungalo Ouattara

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Soungalo Apollinaire Ouattara (born 31 December 1956[1]) is a Burkinabé politician who has been President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso since 2012. Previously he served in the government as Minister of the Civil Service and State Reform from 2008 to 2012.

Life and career

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 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]

Ouattara served as Minister of the Civil Service for four years. In the December 2012 parliamentary election, he was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate in Houet Province.[5] When the National Assembly began sitting for its new parliamentary term, Ouattara was elected as President of the National Assembly on 28 December 2012.[5][6] He received 96 votes, while the opposition candidate for the post, Denis Nikiéma, received 30 votes.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Page at petiteacademie.gov.bf (French).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "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, 5 September 2008 (French).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Vincent Duhem, "Soungalo Ouattara a été élu président de l'Assemblée nationale burkinabè", Jeune Afrique, 28 December 2012 (French).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Burkina Faso: Soungalo Apollinaire Ouattara élu nouveau président de l'Assemblée nationale", Radio France Internationale, 29 December 2012 (French).
Authority control
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.