Mahama Sawadogo
Mahama Sawadogo (1954[1] – 24 October 2017) was a Burkinabé politician, serving as President of the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) Parliamentary Group in the National Assembly of Burkina Faso when he died.[2]
Sawadogo was High Commissioner of
Sawadogo was a member of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs and Defense Commission from 1992 to June 2000, variously holding the posts of President, Vice-President, and First Secretary on the Commission. He became Fourth Vice-President of the National Assembly in June 2000 and later became Third Vice-President, while holding responsibility for matters of legislation.[1] In the May 2002 parliamentary election, Sawadogo was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate on the CDP's national list.[4] Subsequently, he rejoined the Foreign Affairs and Defense Commission in June 2002; afterwards, he moved to the Social and Cultural Affairs Commission, and he became Second Vice-President of the National Assembly in charge of administrative and financial affairs in June 2004.[1]
In the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie, Sawadogo served as President of the Cooperation and Development Commission.[5]
In the May 2007 parliamentary election, Sawadogo was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate on the CDP's national list.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d Page at petiteacademie.gov.bf Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in French).
- ^ List of members of the CDP Parliamentary Group (in French).
- ^ "Listes des députes de la deuxième législature de la IVè République 1997 à 2002" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, petiteacademie.gov.bf (in French).
- ^ "Listes des députes de la troisième législature de la IVè République 2002 à 2007" Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, petiteacademie.gov.bf (in French).
- ^ "Bureau de l’Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie", APF website (in French).
- ^ "List of candidates elected to the National Assembly in 2007". Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-08., National Assembly website (in French).