Sacca Lafia

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 veterinarian 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 re-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 as Minister of Mines, Energy, and Water.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. ↑ 4.0 4.1 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" at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 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).