Soungalo Ouattara
Soungalo Apollinaire Ouattara (born 31 December 1956[1]) is a Burkinabé politician who was President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2012 to 2014. 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
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
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References
- ^ a b c d e Page at petiteacademie.gov.bf Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine (in French).
- ^ a b c d e f "Soungalo Apollinaire Ouattara, administrateur de cœur et de raison", Lefaso.net, 18 March 2008 (in French).
- ^ "Décret N° 2006-003/PRES/PM portant composition du Gouvernement du Burkina Faso du 06 janvier." Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, petiteacademie.gov.bf (in French).
- ^ "Burkina Faso : Remaniement ministériel, la liste du nouveau gouvernement" Lefaso.net, 5 September 2008 (in French).
- ^ a b Vincent Duhem, "Soungalo Ouattara a été élu président de l'Assemblée nationale burkinabè", Jeune Afrique, 28 December 2012 (in French).
- ^ a b "Burkina Faso: Soungalo Apollinaire Ouattara élu nouveau président de l'Assemblée nationale", Radio France Internationale, 29 December 2012 (in French).